Nehemiah 9:33-35

Complete Jewish Bible

³³ There is no question that you are just
in all that has come upon us;
for you have treated us fairly.
It is we who have acted wickedly.
³⁴ Our kings, our leaders, our cohanim and ancestors
did not keep your Torah,
pay attention to your mitzvot
or heed the warnings you gave them.
³⁵ Even when they ruled their own kingdom,
even when you prospered them greatly,
in the great, rich land you gave them,
they did not serve you;
nor did they turn from their wicked deeds.