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Nehemiah 9:37-38
Expanded Bible
Nehemiah 9:37-38
Expanded Bible
37 The land’s ·great [abundant] ·harvest [produce] belongs to the kings you have ·put [set; placed] over us
because of our sins.
Those kings rule over ·us [L our bodies] and our cattle as they please,
so we are in ·much trouble [great distress/misery].
The People’s Covenant
38 “Because of all this, we are making an ·agreement [covenant; treaty] in writing, and our ·leaders [officials], Levites, and priests are putting their seals on it.”
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Nehemiah 9:37-38
New International Version
Nehemiah 9:37-38
New International Version
37 Because of our sins, its abundant harvest goes to the kings you have placed over us. They rule over our bodies and our cattle as they please. We are in great distress.(A)
The Agreement of the People
38 “In view of all this, we are making a binding agreement,(B) putting it in writing,(C) and our leaders, our Levites and our priests are affixing their seals to it.”[a]
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 9:38 In Hebrew texts this verse (9:38) is numbered 10:1.
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