Nehemiah 9:29-31

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²⁹ You punished them in order to turn them toward your laws; but even though they should have obeyed them,^[a] they were proud and wouldn’t listen, and continued to sin. ³⁰ You were patient with them for many years. You sent your prophets to warn them about their sins, but still they wouldn’t listen. So once again you allowed the heathen nations to conquer them. ³¹ But in your great mercy you did not destroy them completely or abandon them forever. What a gracious and merciful God you are!