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[1] Now in the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, with sackcloth, and dirt on them. [2] The offspring of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. [3] They stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of Yahweh their God a fourth part of the day; and a fourth part they confessed and worshiped Yahweh their God. [4] Then Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani of the Levites stood up on the stairs, and cried with a loud voice to Yahweh their God. [5] Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, “Stand up and bless Yahweh your God from everlasting to everlasting! Blessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise! [6] You are Yahweh, even you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their army, the earth and all things that are on it, the seas and all that is in them, and you preserve them all. The army of heaven worships you. [7] You are Yahweh, the God who chose Abram, brought him out of Ur of the Chaldees, gave him the name of Abraham, [8] found his heart faithful before you, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, to give it to his offspring, and have performed your words, for you are righteous. [9] “You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red Sea, [10] and showed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, against all his servants, and against all the people of his land, for you knew that they dealt proudly against them, and made a name for yourself, as it is today. [11] You divided the sea before them, so that they went through the middle of the sea on the dry land; and you cast their pursuers into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters. [12] Moreover, in a pillar of cloud you led them by day; and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way in which they should go. [13] “You also came down on Mount Sinai, and spoke with them from heaven, and gave them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments, [14] and made known to them your holy Sabbath, and commanded them commandments, statutes, and a law, by Moses your servant, [15] and gave them bread from the sky for their hunger, and brought water out of the rock for them for their thirst, and commanded them that they should go in to possess the land which you had sworn to give them. [16] “But they and our fathers behaved proudly, hardened their neck, didn’t listen to your commandments, [17] and refused to obey. They weren’t mindful of your wonders that you did among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and didn’t forsake them. [18] Yes, when they had made themselves a molded calf, and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and had committed awful blasphemies, [19] yet you in your manifold mercies didn’t forsake them in the wilderness. The pillar of cloud didn’t depart from over them by day, to lead them in the way; neither did the pillar of fire by night, to show them light, and the way in which they should go. [20] You gave also your good Spirit to instruct them, and didn’t withhold your manna from their mouth, and gave them water for their thirst. [21] “Yes, forty years you sustained them in the wilderness. They lacked nothing. Their clothes didn’t grow old, and their feet didn’t swell. [22] Moreover you gave them kingdoms and peoples, which you allotted according to their portions. So they possessed the land of Sihon, even the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan. [23] You also multiplied their children as the stars of the sky, and brought them into the land concerning which you said to their fathers that they should go in to possess it. [24] “So the children went in and possessed the land; and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hands, with their kings and the peoples of the land, that they might do with them as they pleased. [25] They took fortified cities and a rich land, and possessed houses full of all good things, cisterns dug out, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate, were filled, became fat, and delighted themselves in your great goodness. [26] “Nevertheless they were disobedient and rebelled against you, cast your law behind their back, killed your prophets that testified against them to turn them again to you, and they committed awful blasphemies. [27] Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them. In the time of their trouble, when they cried to you, you heard from heaven; and according to your manifold mercies you gave them saviors who saved them out of the hands of their adversaries. [28] But after they had rest, they did evil again before you; therefore you left them in the hands of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them; yet when they returned and cried to you, you heard from heaven; and many times you delivered them according to your mercies, [29] and testified against them, that you might bring them again to your law. Yet they were arrogant, and didn’t listen to your commandments, but sinned against your ordinances (which if a man does, he shall live in them), turned their backs, stiffened their neck, and would not hear. [30] Yet many years you put up with them, and testified against them by your Spirit through your prophets. Yet they would not listen. Therefore you gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands. [31] “Nevertheless in your manifold mercies you didn’t make a full end of them, nor forsake them; for you are a gracious and merciful God. [32] Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness, don’t let all the travail seem little before you that has come on us, on our kings, on our princes, on our priests, on our prophets, on our fathers, and on all your people, since the time of the kings of Assyria to this day. [33] However you are just in all that has come on us; for you have dealt truly, but we have done wickedly. [34] Also our kings, our princes, our priests, and our fathers have not kept your law, nor listened to your commandments and your testimonies with which you testified against them. [35] For they have not served you in their kingdom, and in your great goodness that you gave them, and in the large and rich land which you gave before them. They didn’t turn from their wicked works. [36] “Behold, we are servants today, and as for the land that you gave to our fathers to eat its fruit and its good, behold, we are servants in it. [37] It yields much increase to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. Also they have power over our bodies and over our livestock, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress. [38] Yet for all this, we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests, seal it.”
King James Version
[1] Now in the twenty H6242 and fourth H702 day H3117 of this month H2320 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 were assembled H622 (NiphPerf) with fasting, H6685 and with sackclothes, H8242 and earth H127 upon them. [2] And the seed H2233 of Israel H3478 separated H914 (NiphImpf) themselves from all strangers, H1121§ and stood H5975 (QalImpf) and confessed H3034 (HithImpf) their sins, H2403 and the iniquities H5771 of their fathers. H1 [3] And they stood up H6965 (QalImpf) in their place, H5977 and read H7121 (QalImpf) in the book H5612 of the law H8451 of the Lord H3068 their God H430 one fourth part H7243 of the day; H3117 and another fourth part H7243 they confessed, H3034 (HithPtc) and worshipped H7812 (HithPtc) the Lord H3068 their God. H430 [4] Then stood up H6965 (QalImpf) upon the stairs, H4608§ of the Levites, H3881 Jeshua, H3442 and Bani, H1137 Kadmiel, H6934 Shebaniah, H7645 Bunni, H1138 Sherebiah, H8274 Bani, H1137 and Chenani, H3662 and cried H2199 (QalImpf) with a loud H1419 voice H6963 unto the Lord H3068 their God. H430
The Confession
[5] Then the Levites, H3881 Jeshua, H3442 and Kadmiel, H6934 Bani, H1137 Hashabniah, H2813 Sherebiah, H8274 Hodijah, H1941 Shebaniah, H7645 and Pethahiah, H6611 said, H559 (QalImpf) Stand up H6965 (QalImpv) and bless H1288 (PielImpv) the Lord H3068 your God H430 for ever H5769 and ever: H5769 and blessed H1288 (PielImpf) be thy glorious H3519 name, H8034 which is exalted H7311 (PolaPtc) above all blessing H1293 and praise. H8416 [6] Thou, even thou, art Lord H3068 alone; thou hast made H6213 (QalPerf) heaven, H8064 the heaven H8064 of heavens, H8064 with all their host, H6635 the earth, H776 and all things that are therein, the seas, H3220 and all that is therein, and thou preservest H2421 (PielPtc) them all; and the host H6635 of heaven H8064 worshippeth H7812 (HithPtc) thee. [7] Thou art the Lord H3068 the God, H430 who didst choose H977 (QalPerf) Abram, H87 and broughtest him forth H3318 (HiphPerf) out of Ur H218 of the Chaldees, H3778 and gavest H7760 (QalPerf) him the name H8034 of Abraham; H85 [8] and foundest H4672 (QalPerf) his heart H3824 faithful H539 (NiphPtc) before H6440 thee, and madest H3772 (QalInf) a covenant H1285 with him to give H5414 (QalInf) the land H776 of the Canaanites, H3669 the Hittites, H2850 the Amorites, H567 and the Perizzites, H6522 and the Jebusites, H2983 and the Girgashites, H1622 to give H5414 (QalInf) it, I say, to his seed, H2233 and hast performed H6965 (HiphImpf) thy words; H1697 for thou art righteous: H6662 [9] and didst see H7200 (QalImpf) the affliction H6040 of our fathers H1 in Egypt, H4714 and heardest H8085 (QalPerf) their cry H2201 by the Red H5488 sea; H3220 [10] and shewedst H5414 (QalImpf) signs H226 and wonders H4159 upon Pharaoh, H6547 and on all his servants, H5650 and on all the people H5971 of his land: H776 for thou knewest H3045 (QalPerf) that they dealt proudly H2102 (HiphPerf) against them. So didst thou get H6213 (QalImpf) thee a name, H8034 as it is this day. H3117 [11] And thou didst divide H1234 (QalPerf) the sea H3220 before H6440 them, so that they went through H5674 (QalImpf) the midst H8432 of the sea H3220 on the dry land; H3004 and their persecutors H7291 (QalActPtc) thou threwest H7993 (HiphPerf) into the deeps, H4688 as a stone H68 into the mighty H5794 waters. H4325 [12] Moreover thou leddest H5148 (HiphPerf) them in the day H3119 by a cloudy H6051 pillar; H5982 and in the night H3915 by a pillar H5982 of fire, H784 to give them light H215 (HiphInf) in the way H1870 wherein they should go. H3212 (QalImpf) [13] Thou camest down H3381 (QalPerf) also upon mount H2022 Sinai, H5514 and spakest H1696 (PielInf) with them from heaven, H8064 and gavest H5414 (QalImpf) them right H3477 judgments, H4941 and true H571 laws, H8451§ good H2896 statutes H2706 and commandments: H4687 [14] and madest known H3045 (HiphPerf) unto them thy holy H6944 sabbath, H7676 and commandedst H6680 (PielPerf) them precepts, H4687 statutes, H2706 and laws, H8451 by the hand H3027 of Moses H4872 thy servant: H5650 [15] and gavest H5414 (QalPerf) them bread H3899 from heaven H8064 for their hunger, H7458 and broughtest forth H3318 (HiphPerf) water H4325 for them out of the rock H5553 for their thirst, H6772 and promisedst H559 (QalImpf) them that they should go in H935 (QalInf) to possess H3423 (QalInf) the land H776 which thou hadst sworn H3027 to give H5414 (QalInf) them.§ [16] But they and our fathers H1 dealt proudly, H2102 (HiphPerf) and hardened H7185 (HiphImpf) their necks, H6203 and hearkened H8085 (QalPerf) not to thy commandments, H4687 [17] and refused H3985 (PielImpf) to obey, H8085 (QalInf) neither were mindful H2142 (QalPerf) of thy wonders H6381 (NiphPtc) that thou didst H6213 (QalPerf) among them; but hardened H7185 (HiphImpf) their necks, H6203 and in their rebellion H4805 appointed H5414 (QalImpf) a captain H7218 to return H7725 (QalInf) to their bondage: H5659 but thou art a God H433 ready to pardon, H5547§ gracious H2587 and merciful, H7349 slow H750 to anger, H639 and of great H7227 kindness, H2617 and forsookest H5800 (QalPerf) them not. [18] Yea, when they had made H6213 (QalPerf) them a molten H4541 calf, H5695 and said, H559 (QalImpf) This is thy God H430 that brought thee up H5927 (HiphPerf) out of Egypt, H4714 and had wrought H6213 (QalImpf) great H1419 provocations; H5007 [19] yet thou in thy manifold H7227 mercies H7356 forsookest H5800 (QalPerf) them not in the wilderness: H4057 the pillar H5982 of the cloud H6051 departed H5493 (QalPerf) not from them by day, H3119 to lead H5148 (HiphInf) them in the way; H1870 neither the pillar H5982 of fire H784 by night, H3915 to shew them light, H215 (HiphInf) and the way H1870 wherein they should go. H3212 (QalImpf) [20] Thou gavest H5414 (QalPerf) also thy good H2896 spirit H7307 to instruct H7919 (HiphInf) them, and withheldest H4513 (QalPerf) not thy manna H4478 from their mouth, H6310 and gavest H5414 (QalPerf) them water H4325 for their thirst. H6772 [21] Yea, forty H705 years H8141 didst thou sustain H3557 (PilpPerf) them in the wilderness, H4057 so that they lacked H2637 (QalPerf) nothing; their clothes H8008 waxed not old, H1086 (QalPerf) and their feet H7272 swelled H1216 (QalPerf) not. [22] Moreover thou gavest H5414 (QalImpf) them kingdoms H4467 and nations, H5971 and didst divide H2505 (QalImpf) them into corners: H6285 so they possessed H3423 (QalImpf) the land H776 of Sihon, H5511 and the land H776 of the king H4428 of Heshbon, H2809 and the land H776 of Og H5747 king H4428 of Bashan. H1316 [23] Their children H1121 also multipliedst H7235 (HiphPerf) thou as the stars H3556 of heaven, H8064 and broughtest H935 (HiphImpf) them into the land, H776 concerning which thou hadst promised H559 (QalPerf) to their fathers, H1 that they should go in H935 (QalInf) to possess H3423 (QalInf) it. [24] So the children H1121 went in H935 (QalImpf) and possessed H3423 (QalImpf) the land, H776 and thou subduedst H3665 (HiphImpf) before H6440 them the inhabitants H3427 (QalActPtc) of the land, H776 the Canaanites, H3669 and gavest H5414 (QalImpf) them into their hands, H3027 with their kings, H4428 and the people H5971 of the land, H776 that they might do H6213 (QalInf) with them as they would. H7522§ [25] And they took H3920 (QalImpf) strong H1219 (QalPasPtc) cities, H5892 and a fat H8082 land, H127 and possessed H3423 (QalImpf) houses H1004 full H4392 of all goods, H2898 wells H953§ digged, H2672 (QalPasPtc) vineyards, H3754 and oliveyards, H2132 and fruit H3978 trees H6086§ in abundance: H7230 so they did eat, H398 (QalImpf) and were filled, H7646 (QalImpf) and became fat, H8080 (HiphImpf) and delighted H5727 (HithImpf) themselves in thy great H1419 goodness. H2898 [26] Nevertheless they were disobedient, H4784 (HiphImpf) and rebelled H4775 (QalImpf) against thee, and cast H7993 (HiphImpf) thy law H8451 behind H310 their backs, H1458 and slew H2026 (QalPerf) thy prophets H5030 which testified H5749 (HiphPerf) against them to turn H7725 (HiphInf) them to thee, and they wrought H6213 (QalImpf) great H1419 provocations. H5007 [27] Therefore thou deliveredst H5414 (QalImpf) them into the hand H3027 of their enemies, H6862 who vexed H6887 (HiphImpf) them: and in the time H6256 of their trouble, H6869 when they cried H6817 (QalImpf) unto thee, thou heardest H8085 (QalImpf) them from heaven; H8064 and according to thy manifold H7227 mercies H7356 thou gavest H5414 (QalImpf) them saviours, H3467 (HiphPtc) who saved H3467 (HiphImpf) them out of the hand H3027 of their enemies. H6862 [28] But after they had rest, H5117 (QalInf) they did H6213 (QalInf) evil H7451§ again H7725 (QalImpf) before H6440 thee: therefore leftest H5800 (QalImpf) thou them in the hand H3027 of their enemies, H341 (QalActPtc) so that they had the dominion H7287 (QalImpf) over them: yet when they returned, H7725 (QalImpf) and cried H2199 (QalImpf) unto thee, thou heardest H8085 (QalImpf) them from heaven; H8064 and many H7227 times H6256 didst thou deliver H5337 (HiphImpf) them according to thy mercies; H7356 [29] and testifiedst H5749 (HiphImpf) against them, that thou mightest bring them again H7725 (HiphInf) unto thy law: H8451 yet they dealt proudly, H2102 (HiphPerf) and hearkened H8085 (QalPerf) not unto thy commandments, H4687 but sinned H2398 (QalPerf) against thy judgments, H4941 (which if a man H120 do, H6213 (QalImpf) he shall live H2421 (QalPerf) in them;) and withdrew H5414 (QalImpf) the shoulder, H3802§ and hardened H7185 (HiphPerf) their neck, H6203 and would not hear. H8085 (QalPerf) [30] Yet many H7227 years H8141 didst thou forbear H4900 (QalImpf) them,§ and testifiedst H5749 (HiphImpf) against them by thy spirit H7307 in H3027 thy prophets: H5030§ yet would they not give ear: H238 (HiphPerf) therefore gavest H5414 (QalImpf) thou them into the hand H3027 of the people H5971 of the lands. H776 [31] Nevertheless for thy great H7227 mercies’ H7356 sake thou didst H6213 (QalPerf) not utterly consume H3617 them, nor forsake H5800 (QalPerf) them; for thou art a gracious H2587 and merciful H7349 God. H410Sealing the Covenant
[32] Now therefore, our God, H430 the great, H1419 the mighty, H1368 and the terrible H3372 (NiphPtc) God, H410 who keepest H8104 (QalActPtc) covenant H1285 and mercy, H2617 let not all the trouble H8513§ seem little H4591 (QalImpf) before H6440 thee, that hath come H4672 (QalPerf) upon us,§ on our kings, H4428 on our princes, H8269 and on our priests, H3548 and on our prophets, H5030 and on our fathers, H1 and on all thy people, H5971 since the time H3117 of the kings H4428 of Assyria H804 unto this day. H3117 [33] Howbeit thou art just H6662 in all that is brought H935 (QalActPtc) upon us; for thou hast done H6213 (QalPerf) right, H571 but we have done wickedly: H7561 (HiphPerf) [34] neither have our kings, H4428 our princes, H8269 our priests, H3548 nor our fathers, H1 kept H6213 (QalPerf) thy law, H8451 nor hearkened H7181 (HiphPerf) unto thy commandments H4687 and thy testimonies, H5715 wherewith thou didst testify H5749 (HiphPerf) against them. [35] For they have not served H5647 (QalPerf) thee in their kingdom, H4438 and in thy great H7227 goodness H2898 that thou gavest H5414 (QalPerf) them, and in the large H7342 and fat H8082 land H776 which thou gavest H5414 (QalPerf) before H6440 them, neither turned H7725 (QalPerf) they from their wicked H7451 works. H4611 [36] Behold, we are servants H5650 this day, H3117 and for the land H776 that thou gavest H5414 (QalPerf) unto our fathers H1 to eat H398 (QalInf) the fruit H6529 thereof and the good H2898 thereof, behold, we are servants H5650 in it: [37] and it yieldeth much H7235 (HiphPtc) increase H8393 unto the kings H4428 whom thou hast set H5414 (QalPerf) over us because of our sins: H2403 also they have dominion H4910 (QalActPtc) over our bodies, H1472 and over our cattle, H929 at their pleasure, H7522 and we are in great H1419 distress. H6869 [38] And because of all this we make H3772 (QalActPtc) a sure H548 covenant, and write H3789 (QalActPtc) it; and our princes, H8269 Levites, H3881 and priests, H3548 seal H2856 (QalPasPtc) unto it.§Footnotes
- § 9:2 Heb. strange children
- § 9:4 Or, scaffold
- § 9:13 Heb. laws of truth
- § 9:15 Heb. which thou hadst lift up thine hand to give them
- § 9:17 Heb. a god of pardons
- § 9:24 Heb. according to their will
- § 9:25a Or, cisterns
- § 9:25b Heb. tree of food
- § 9:28 Heb. they returned to do evil
- § 9:29 Heb. they gave a withdrawing shoulder
- § 9:30a Heb. protract over them
- § 9:30b Heb. in the hand of thy Prophets
- § 9:32a Heb. weariness
- § 9:32b Heb. that hath found us
- § 9:38 Heb. are at the sealing, or sealed
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