Nehemiah 9:16-18

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹⁶ But they and our ancestors acted arrogantly.
        They became stiff-necked and would not listen to your commands.
¹⁷ So they refused to listen,
        and they did not remember your wonders that you did for them.
        They became stiff-necked and appointed a leader
        in order to return to their slavery in Egypt.
        But you are a God who is forgiving, merciful, and compassionate,
        slow to anger, abounding in mercy.
        So you did not abandon them.
¹⁸ However, they made a cast metal calf for themselves and said,
        “This is your god who brought you up from Egypt,”
        and they committed great blasphemies.