Nehemiah 9:15-17
Amplified Bible
15
“You gave them bread from heaven for their hunger,
And brought water for them out of a rock for their thirst,
And You told them to enter and take possession of
The land that You [a]swore to give them.(A)
16
“But they, our fathers, acted arrogantly;
They stiffened their necks and would not heed Your commandments.
17
“They refused to listen and obey,
And did not remember Your wondrous acts which You had performed among them;
So they stiffened their necks and [in their rebellion] appointed a leader in order to return them to slavery in Egypt.
But You are a God of forgiveness,
Gracious and merciful and compassionate,
[b]Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness;
And You did not abandon them.(B)
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 9:15 Lit lifted up Your hand.
- Nehemiah 9:17 Lit with a long nose.
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