Nechemyah 9:16-18

Orthodox Jewish Bible

¹⁶ But they and Avoteinu dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and paid heed not to Thy mitzvot,

¹⁷ And refused to obey, neither were mindful of Thy wonders that Thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a rosh to return to their bondage; but Thou art Eloah Selichot, channun and rachum, slow to anger, and of great chesed, and forsookest them not.

¹⁸ Yea, when they had made them an egel massekhah, and said, This is Eloheicha that brought thee up out of Mitzrayim, or when they committed ne’atzot gedolot (great blasphemies);