Nehemiah 9:16-18

Names of God Bible

¹⁶ But they—our own ancestors—acted arrogantly.
    They became stubborn and wouldn’t obey your commands.
¹⁷ They refused to listen.
    They forgot the miracles you performed for them.
    They became stubborn and appointed a leader
        to take them back to slavery in Egypt.
But you are a forgiving Elohim,
    one who is compassionate, merciful, patient,
        and always ready to forgive.
You never abandoned them,
¹⁸ even when they made a metal statue of a calf for themselves
    and said, ‘This is your god who took you out of Egypt.’
They committed outrageous sins.