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Nehemiah 9:34-36
New English Translation
Nehemiah 9:34-36
New English Translation
34 Our kings, our leaders, our priests, and our ancestors have not kept your law. They have not paid attention to your commandments or your testimonies by which you have solemnly admonished them. 35 Even when they were in their kingdom and benefiting from your incredible[a] goodness that you had lavished[b] on them in the spacious and fertile land you had set[c] before them, they did not serve you, nor did they turn from their evil practices.
36 “So today we are slaves! In the very land you gave to our ancestors to eat its fruit and to enjoy[d] its good things—we are slaves.
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- Nehemiah 9:35 tn Heb “great.”
- Nehemiah 9:35 tn Heb “given them.”
- Nehemiah 9:35 tn Heb “given.”
- Nehemiah 9:36 tn The expression “to enjoy” is not included in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
Nehemiah 9:34-36
New International Version
Nehemiah 9:34-36
New International Version
34 Our kings,(A) our leaders, our priests and our ancestors(B) did not follow your law; they did not pay attention to your commands or the statutes you warned them to keep. 35 Even while they were in their kingdom, enjoying your great goodness(C) to them in the spacious and fertile land you gave them, they did not serve you(D) or turn from their evil ways.
36 “But see, we are slaves(E) today, slaves in the land you gave our ancestors so they could eat its fruit and the other good things it produces.
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