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Nehemiah 9 (WEBP)

[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.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Nehemiah 9 (KJVS)

[1] Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled () with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them.
[2] And the seed of Israel separated () themselves from all strangers, and stood () and confessed () their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.
[3] And they stood up () in their place, and read () in the book of the law of the Lord their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, () and worshipped () the Lord their God.
[4] Then stood up () upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried () with a loud voice unto the Lord their God.
[5] Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, () Stand up () and bless () the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed () be thy glorious name, which is exalted () above all blessing and praise.
[6] Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made () heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest () them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth () thee.
[7] Thou art the Lord the God, who didst choose () Abram, and broughtest him forth () out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest () him the name of Abraham;
[8] and foundest () his heart faithful () before thee, and madest () a covenant with him to give () the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give () it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed () thy words; for thou art righteous:
[9] and didst see () the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest () their cry by the Red sea;
[10] and shewedst () signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest () that they dealt proudly () against them. So didst thou get () thee a name, as it is this day.
[11] And thou didst divide () the sea before them, so that they went through () the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors () thou threwest () into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.
[12] Moreover thou leddest () them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light () in the way wherein they should go. ()
[13] Thou camest down () also upon mount Sinai, and spakest () with them from heaven, and gavest () them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:
[14] and madest known () unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst () them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:
[15] and gavest () them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth () water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst () them that they should go in () to possess () the land which thou hadst sworn () to give () them.
[16] But they and our fathers dealt proudly, () and hardened () their necks, and hearkened () not to thy commandments,
[17] and refused () to obey, () neither were mindful () of thy wonders () that thou didst () among them; but hardened () their necks, and in their rebellion appointed () a captain to return () to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest () them not.
[18] Yea, when they had made () them a molten calf, and said, () This is thy God that brought thee up () out of Egypt, and had wrought () great provocations;
[19] yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest () them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed () not from them by day, to lead () them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, () and the way wherein they should go. ()
[20] Thou gavest () also thy good spirit to instruct () them, and withheldest () not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest () them water for their thirst.
[21] Yea, forty years didst thou sustain () them in the wilderness, so that they lacked () nothing; their clothes waxed not old, () and their feet swelled () not.
[22] Moreover thou gavest () them kingdoms and nations, and didst divide () them into corners: so they possessed () the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.
[23] Their children also multipliedst () thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest () them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised () to their fathers, that they should go in () to possess () it.
[24] So the children went in () and possessed () the land, and thou subduedst () before them the inhabitants () of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest () them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do () with them as they would.
[25] And they took () strong () cities, and a fat land, and possessed () houses full of all goods, wells digged, () vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, () and were filled, () and became fat, () and delighted () themselves in thy great goodness.
[26] Nevertheless they were disobedient, () and rebelled () against thee, and cast () thy law behind their backs, and slew () thy prophets which testified () against them to turn () them to thee, and they wrought () great provocations.
[27] Therefore thou deliveredst () them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed () them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried () unto thee, thou heardest () them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest () them saviours, () who saved () them out of the hand of their enemies.
[28] But after they had rest, () they did () evil again () before thee: therefore leftest () thou them in the hand of their enemies, () so that they had the dominion () over them: yet when they returned, () and cried () unto thee, thou heardest () them from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver () them according to thy mercies;
[29] and testifiedst () against them, that thou mightest bring them again () unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, () and hearkened () not unto thy commandments, but sinned () against thy judgments, (which if a man do, () he shall live () in them;) and withdrew () () the shoulder, and hardened () their neck, and would not hear. ()
[30] Yet many years didst thou forbear () them, and testifiedst () against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: () therefore gavest () thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.
[31] Nevertheless for thy great mercies’ sake thou didst () not utterly consume them, nor forsake () them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.
[32] Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible () God, who keepest () covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little () before thee, that hath come () upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.
[33] Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought () upon us; for thou hast done () right, but we have done wickedly: ()
[34] neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept () thy law, nor hearkened () unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify () against them.
[35] For they have not served () thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest () them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest () before them, neither turned () they from their wicked works.
[36] Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest () unto our fathers to eat () the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it:
[37] and it yieldeth much () increase unto the kings whom thou hast set () over us because of our sins: also they have dominion () over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.
[38] And because of all this we make () a sure covenant, and write () it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal () unto it.

Nehemiah 9:2 Heb. strange children
Nehemiah 9:4 Or, scaffold
Nehemiah 9:13 Heb. laws of truth
Nehemiah 9:15 Heb. which thou hadst lift up thine hand to give them
Nehemiah 9:17 Heb. a god of pardons
Nehemiah 9:24 Heb. according to their will
Nehemiah 9:25a Or, cisterns
Nehemiah 9:25b Heb. tree of food
Nehemiah 9:28 Heb. they returned to do evil
Nehemiah 9:29 Heb. they gave a withdrawing shoulder
Nehemiah 9:30a Heb. protract over them
Nehemiah 9:30b Heb. in the hand of thy Prophets
Nehemiah 9:32a Heb. weariness
Nehemiah 9:32b Heb. that hath found us
Nehemiah 9:38 Heb. are at the sealing, or sealed

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Nehemiah 9 (BYZ)

[1] και εν ημερα εικοστη και τεταρτη του μηνος τουτου συνηχθησαν οι υιοι ισραηλ εν νηστεια και εν σακκοις
[2] και εχωρισθησαν οι υιοι ισραηλ απο παντος υιου αλλοτριου και εστησαν και εξηγορευσαν τας αμαρτιας αυτων και τας ανομιας των πατερων αυτων
[3] και εστησαν επι στασει αυτων και ανεγνωσαν εν βιβλιω νομου κυριου θεου αυτων και ησαν εξαγορευοντες τω κυριω και προσκυνουντες τω κυριω θεω αυτων
[4] και εστη επι αναβασει των λευιτων ιησους και υιοι καδμιηλ σαχανια υιος σαραβια υιοι χανανι και εβοησαν φωνη μεγαλη προς κυριον τον θεον αυτων
[5] και ειποσαν οι λευιται ιησους και καδμιηλ αναστητε ευλογειτε τον κυριον θεον υμων απο του αιωνος και εως του αιωνος και ευλογησουσιν ονομα δοξης σου και υψωσουσιν επι παση ευλογια και αινεσει
[6] και ειπεν εσδρας συ ει αυτος κυριος μονος συ εποιησας τον ουρανον και τον ουρανον του ουρανου και πασαν την στασιν αυτων την γην και παντα οσα εστιν εν αυτη τας θαλασσας και παντα τα εν αυταις και συ ζωοποιεις τα παντα και σοι προσκυνουσιν αι στρατιαι των ουρανων
[7] συ ει κυριος ο θεος συ εξελεξω εν αβραμ και εξηγαγες αυτον εκ της χωρας των χαλδαιων και επεθηκας αυτω ονομα αβρααμ
[8] και ευρες την καρδιαν αυτου πιστην ενωπιον σου και διεθου προς αυτον διαθηκην δουναι αυτω την γην των χαναναιων και χετταιων και αμορραιων και φερεζαιων και ιεβουσαιων και γεργεσαιων και τω σπερματι αυτου και εστησας τους λογους σου οτι δικαιος συ
[9] και ειδες την ταπεινωσιν των πατερων ημων εν αιγυπτω και την κραυγην αυτων ηκουσας επι θαλασσαν ερυθραν
[10] και εδωκας σημεια εν αιγυπτω εν φαραω και εν πασιν τοις παισιν αυτου και εν παντι τω λαω της γης αυτου οτι εγνως οτι υπερηφανησαν επ αυτους και εποιησας σεαυτω ονομα ως η ημερα αυτη
[11] και την θαλασσαν ερρηξας ενωπιον αυτων και παρηλθοσαν εν μεσω της θαλασσης εν ξηρασια και τους καταδιωξαντας αυτους ερριψας εις βυθον ωσει λιθον εν υδατι σφοδρω
[12] και εν στυλω νεφελης ωδηγησας αυτους ημερας και εν στυλω πυρος την νυκτα του φωτισαι αυτοις την οδον εν η πορευσονται εν αυτη
[13] και επι ορος σινα κατεβης και ελαλησας προς αυτους εξ ουρανου και εδωκας αυτοις κριματα ευθεα και νομους αληθειας προσταγματα και εντολας αγαθας
[14] και το σαββατον σου το αγιον εγνωρισας αυτοις εντολας και προσταγματα και νομον ενετειλω αυτοις εν χειρι μωυση δουλου σου
[15] και αρτον εξ ουρανου εδωκας αυτοις εις σιτοδειαν αυτων και υδωρ εκ πετρας εξηνεγκας αυτοις εις διψαν αυτων και ειπας αυτοις εισελθειν κληρονομησαι την γην εφ ην εξετεινας την χειρα σου δουναι αυτοις
[16] και αυτοι και οι πατερες ημων υπερηφανευσαντο και εσκληρυναν τον τραχηλον αυτων και ουκ ηκουσαν των εντολων σου
[17] και ανενευσαν του εισακουσαι και ουκ εμνησθησαν των θαυμασιων σου ων εποιησας μετ αυτων και εσκληρυναν τον τραχηλον αυτων και εδωκαν αρχην επιστρεψαι εις δουλειαν αυτων εν αιγυπτω και συ θεος ελεημων και οικτιρμων μακροθυμος και πολυελεος και ουκ εγκατελιπες αυτους
[18] ετι δε και εποιησαν εαυτοις μοσχον χωνευτον και ειπαν ουτοι οι θεοι οι εξαγαγοντες ημας εξ αιγυπτου και εποιησαν παροργισμους μεγαλους
[19] και συ εν οικτιρμοις σου τοις πολλοις ουκ εγκατελιπες αυτους εν τη ερημω τον στυλον της νεφελης ουκ εξεκλινας απ αυτων ημερας οδηγησαι αυτους εν τη οδω και τον στυλον του πυρος την νυκτα φωτιζειν αυτοις την οδον εν η πορευσονται εν αυτη
[20] και το πνευμα σου το αγαθον εδωκας συνετισαι αυτους και το μαννα σου ουκ αφυστερησας απο στοματος αυτων και υδωρ εδωκας αυτοις τω διψει αυτων
[21] και τεσσαρακοντα ετη διεθρεψας αυτους εν τη ερημω ουχ υστερησαν ιματια αυτων ουκ επαλαιωθησαν και ποδες αυτων ου διερραγησαν
[22] και εδωκας αυτοις βασιλειας και λαους και διεμερισας αυτοις και εκληρονομησαν την γην σηων βασιλεως εσεβων και την γην ωγ βασιλεως του βασαν
[23] και τους υιους αυτων επληθυνας ως τους αστερας του ουρανου και εισηγαγες αυτους εις την γην ην ειπας τοις πατρασιν αυτων και εκληρονομησαν αυτην
[24] και εξετριψας ενωπιον αυτων τους κατοικουντας την γην των χαναναιων και εδωκας αυτους εις τας χειρας αυτων και τους βασιλεις αυτων και τους λαους της γης ποιησαι αυτοις ως αρεστον ενωπιον αυτων
[25] και κατελαβοσαν πολεις υψηλας και εκληρονομησαν οικιας πληρεις παντων αγαθων λακκους λελατομημενους αμπελωνας και ελαιωνας και παν ξυλον βρωσιμον εις πληθος και εφαγοσαν και ενεπλησθησαν και ελιπανθησαν και ετρυφησαν εν αγαθωσυνη σου τη μεγαλη
[26] και ηλλαξαν και απεστησαν απο σου και ερριψαν τον νομον σου οπισω σωματος αυτων και τους προφητας σου απεκτειναν οι διεμαρτυραντο εν αυτοις επιστρεψαι αυτους προς σε και εποιησαν παροργισμους μεγαλους
[27] και εδωκας αυτους εν χειρι θλιβοντων αυτους και εθλιψαν αυτους και ανεβοησαν προς σε εν καιρω θλιψεως αυτων και συ εξ ουρανου σου ηκουσας και εν οικτιρμοις σου τοις μεγαλοις εδωκας αυτοις σωτηρας και εσωσας αυτους εκ χειρος θλιβοντων αυτους
[28] και ως ανεπαυσαντο επεστρεψαν ποιησαι το πονηρον ενωπιον σου και εγκατελιπες αυτους εις χειρας εχθρων αυτων και κατηρξαν εν αυτοις και παλιν ανεβοησαν προς σε και συ εξ ουρανου εισηκουσας και ερρυσω αυτους εν οικτιρμοις σου πολλοις
[29] και επεμαρτυρω αυτοις επιστρεψαι αυτους εις τον νομον σου και ουκ ηκουσαν αλλα εν ταις εντολαις σου και εν τοις κριμασι σου ημαρτοσαν α ποιησας αυτα ανθρωπος ζησεται εν αυτοις και εδωκαν νωτον απειθουντα και τραχηλον αυτων εσκληρυναν και ουκ ηκουσαν
[30] και ειλκυσας επ αυτους ετη πολλα και επεμαρτυρω αυτοις εν πνευματι σου εν χειρι προφητων σου και ουκ ηνωτισαντο και εδωκας αυτους εν χειρι λαων της γης
[31] και συ εν οικτιρμοις σου τοις πολλοις ουκ εποιησας αυτους συντελειαν και ουκ εγκατελιπες αυτους οτι ισχυρος ει και ελεημων και οικτιρμων
[32] και νυν ο θεος ημων ο ισχυρος ο μεγας ο κραταιος και ο φοβερος φυλασσων την διαθηκην σου και το ελεος σου μη ολιγωθητω ενωπιον σου πας ο μοχθος ος ευρεν ημας και τους βασιλεις ημων και τους αρχοντας ημων και τους ιερεις ημων και τους προφητας ημων και τους πατερας ημων και εν παντι τω λαω σου απο ημερων βασιλεων ασσουρ και εως της ημερας ταυτης
[33] και συ δικαιος επι πασι τοις ερχομενοις εφ ημας οτι αληθειαν εποιησας και ημεις εξημαρτομεν
[34] και οι βασιλεις ημων και οι αρχοντες ημων και οι ιερεις ημων και οι πατερες ημων ουκ εποιησαν τον νομον σου και ου προσεσχον των εντολων σου και τα μαρτυρια σου α διεμαρτυρω αυτοις
[35] και αυτοι εν βασιλεια σου και εν αγαθωσυνη σου τη πολλη η εδωκας αυτοις και εν τη γη τη πλατεια και λιπαρα η εδωκας ενωπιον αυτων ουκ εδουλευσαν σοι και ουκ απεστρεψαν απο επιτηδευματων αυτων των πονηρων
[36] ιδου εσμεν σημερον δουλοι και η γη ην εδωκας τοις πατρασιν ημων φαγειν τον καρπον αυτης
[37] τοις βασιλευσιν οις εδωκας εφ ημας εν αμαρτιαις ημων και επι τα σωματα ημων εξουσιαζουσιν και εν κτηνεσιν ημων ως αρεστον αυτοις και εν θλιψει μεγαλη εσμεν
[38] [10:1] και εν πασι τουτοις ημεις διατιθεμεθα πιστιν και γραφομεν και επισφραγιζουσιν παντες αρχοντες ημων λευιται ημων ιερεις ημων

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