Nehemiah 9:15-17

New Century Version

¹⁵When they were hungry, you gave them bread from heaven.
When they were thirsty, you brought them water from the rock.
You told them to enter and take over
the land you had promised to give them.

¹⁶“But our ancestors were proud and stubborn
    and did not obey your commands.
¹⁷They refused to listen;
    they forgot the miracles you did for them.
So they became stubborn and turned against you,
    choosing a leader to take them back to slavery.
But you are a forgiving God.
    You are kind and full of mercy.
You do not become angry quickly, and you have great love.
    So you did not leave them.