26 (A)But they became disobedient and rebelled against You,
And (B)cast Your law behind their backs
And (C)killed Your prophets who had (D)admonished them
So that they might return to You,
And (E)they committed great [a]blasphemies.
27 “Therefore You (F)delivered them into the hand of their oppressors who oppressed them,
But when they cried to You (G)in the time of their distress,
You heard from heaven, and according to Your great compassion
You (H)gave them deliverers who delivered them from the hand of their oppressors.
28 “But (I)as soon as they had rest, they did evil again before You;
Therefore You abandoned them to the hand of their enemies, so that they ruled over them.
When they cried again to You, You heard from heaven,
And (J)many times You rescued them according to Your compassion,

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 9:26 Lit acts of contempt

26 “But they were disobedient and rebelled against you; they turned their backs on your law.(A) They killed(B) your prophets,(C) who had warned them in order to turn them back to you; they committed awful blasphemies.(D) 27 So you delivered them into the hands of their enemies,(E) who oppressed them. But when they were oppressed they cried out to you. From heaven you heard them, and in your great compassion(F) you gave them deliverers,(G) who rescued them from the hand of their enemies.

28 “But as soon as they were at rest, they again did what was evil in your sight.(H) Then you abandoned them to the hand of their enemies so that they ruled over them. And when they cried out to you again, you heard from heaven, and in your compassion(I) you delivered them(J) time after time.

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