1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Nehemiah 9

1 A solemn feast, and repentance of the people. 4 The Levites make a religious confession of God's goodness, and their wickedness.

 9:1 Now on the twenty-fourth 6242 702 day 3117 of this 2088 month 2320 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 assembled 622 with fasting 6685, in sackcloth 8242 and with dirt 127 upon them.

 9:2 The descendants 2233 of Israel 3478 separated 914 themselves from all 3605 foreigners 1121 5236, and stood 5975 and confessed 3034 their sins 2403b and the iniquities 5771 of their fathers 1.

 9:3 While they stood 6965 in their place 5977, they read 7121 from the book 5612 of the law 8451 of the LORD 3068 their God 430 for a fourth 7243 of the day 3117; and for [another] fourth 7243 they confessed 3034 and worshiped 7812 the LORD 3068 their God 430.

 9:4 Now on the Levites’ 3881 platform 4608 stood 6965 Jeshua 3091, Bani 1137, Kadmiel 6934, Shebaniah 7645, Bunni 1138, Sherebiah 8274, Bani 1137 [and] Chenani 3662, and they cried 2199 with a loud 1419 voice 6963 to the LORD 3068 their God 430.

 9:5 ¶ Then the Levites 3881, Jeshua 3091, Kadmiel 6934, Bani 1137, Hashabneiah 2813, Sherebiah 8274, Hodiah 1941, Shebaniah 7645 [and] Pethahiah 6611, said 559, “Arise 6965, bless 1288 the LORD 3068 your God 430 forever 4480 5769 and ever 5769! O may Your glorious 3519b name 8034 be blessed 1288 And exalted 7311 above 5921 all 3605 blessing 1293 and praise 8416!

 9:6 “You alone 905 are the LORD 3068. You have made 6213a the heavens 8064, The heaven 8064 of heavens 8064 with all 3605 their host 6635, The earth 776 and all 3605 that is on it, The seas 3220 and all 3605 that is in them. You give 2421a life 2421a to all 3605 of them And the heavenly 8064 host 6635 bows 7812 down 7812 before You.

 9:7 “You are the LORD 3068 God 430, Who 834 chose 977 Abram 87 And brought 3318 him out from Ur 218a of the Chaldees 3778, And gave 7760 him the name 8034 Abraham 85.

 9:8 “You found 4672 his heart 3824 faithful 539 before 6440 You, And made 3772 a covenant 1285 with him To give 5414 [him] the land 776 of the Canaanite 3669a, Of the Hittite 2850 and the Amorite 567, Of the Perizzite 6522, the Jebusite 2983 and the Girgashite 1622— To give 5414 [it] to his descendants 2233. And You have fulfilled 6965 Your promise 1697, For You are righteous 6662.

 9:9 ¶ “You saw 7200 the affliction 6040a of our fathers 1 in Egypt 4714, And heard 8085 their cry 2201 by the Red 5488 3220 Sea 3220.

 9:10 “Then You performed 5414 signs 226 and wonders 4159 against Pharaoh 6547, Against all 3605 his servants 5650 and all 3605 the people 5971a of his land 776; For You knew 3045 that they acted 2102 arrogantly 2102 toward 5921 them, And made 6213a a name 8034 for Yourself as [it is] this 2088 day 3117.

 9:11 “You divided 1234 the sea 3220 before 6440 them, So they passed 5674a through the midst 8432 of the sea 3220 on dry 3004 ground 3004; And their pursuers 7291 You hurled 7993 into the depths 4688, Like 3644 a stone 68 into raging 5794 waters 4325.

 9:12 “And with a pillar 5982 of cloud 6051 You led 5148 them by day 3119, And with a pillar 5982 of fire 784 by night 3915 To light 215 for them the way 1870 In which 834 they were to go 1980.

 9:13 “Then You came 3381 down 3381 on Mount 2022 Sinai 5514, And spoke 1696 with them from heaven 8064; You gave 5414 them just 3477 ordinances 4941 and true 571 laws 8451, Good 2896a statutes 2706 and commandments 4687.

 9:14 “So You made 3045 known 3045 to them Your holy 6944 sabbath 7676, And laid 6680 down 6680 for them commandments 4687, statutes 2706 and law 8451, Through 3027 Your servant 5650 Moses 4872.

 9:15 “You provided 5414 bread 3899 from heaven 8064 for them for their hunger 7458, You brought 3318 forth 3318 water 4325 from a rock 5553 for them for their thirst 6772, And You told 559 them to enter 935 in order to possess 3423 The land 776 which 834 You swore 5375 3027 to give 5414 them.

 9:16 ¶ “But they, our fathers 1, acted 2102 arrogantly 2102; They became 7185 6203 stubborn 7185 6203 and would not listen 8085 to Your commandments 4687.

 9:17 “They refused 3985 to listen 8085, And did not remember 2142 Your wondrous 6381 deeds 6381 which 834 You had performed 6213a among 5973 them; So they became 7185 6203 stubborn 7185 6203 and appointed 5414 a leader 7218 to return 7725 to their slavery 5659 in Egypt 4714. But You are a God 433 of forgiveness 5547, Gracious 2587 and compassionate 7349, Slow 750 to anger 639 and abounding 7227a in lovingkindness 2617a; And You did not forsake 5800a them.

 9:18 “Even 637 when 3588 they made 6213a for themselves A calf 5695 of molten 4541a metal 4541a And said 559, ‘This 2088 is your God 430 Who 834 brought 5927 you up from Egypt 4714,’ And committed 6213a great 1419 blasphemies 5007b,

 9:19 You, in Your great 7227a compassion 7356, Did not forsake 5800a them in the wilderness 4057b; The pillar 5982 of cloud 6051 did not leave 5493 4480 5921 them by day 3119, To guide 5148 them on their way 1870, Nor 3808 the pillar 5982 of fire 784 by night 3915, to light 215 for them the way 1870 in which 834 they were to go 1980.

 9:20 “You gave 5414 Your good 2896a Spirit 7307 to instruct 7919a them, Your manna 4478a You did not withhold 4513 from their mouth 6310, And You gave 5414 them water 4325 for their thirst 6772.

 9:21 “Indeed, forty 705 years 8141 You provided 3557 for them in the wilderness 4057b [and] they were not in want 2637; Their clothes 8008 did not wear 1086 out, nor 3808 did their feet 7272 swell 1216.

 9:22 “You also gave 5414 them kingdoms 4467 and peoples 5971a, And allotted 2505a [them] to them as a boundary 6285. They took 3423 possession 3423 of the land 776 of Sihon 5511 the king 4428 of Heshbon 2809 And the land 776 of Og 5747 the king 4428 of Bashan 1316.

 9:23 “You made 7235a their sons 1121 numerous 7235a as the stars 3556 of heaven 8064, And You brought 935 them into the land 776 Which 834 You had told 559 their fathers 1 to enter 935 and possess 3423.

 9:24 “So their sons 1121 entered 935 and possessed 3423 the land 776. And You subdued 3665 before 6440 them the inhabitants 3427 of the land 776, the Canaanites 3669a, And You gave 5414 them into their hand 3027, with their kings 4428 and the peoples 5971a of the land 776, To do 6213a with them as they desired 7522.

 9:25 “They captured 3920 fortified 1219 cities 5892b and a fertile 8082a land 127. They took 3423 possession 3423 of houses 1004 full 4392 of every 3605 good 2898 thing 2898, Hewn 2672 cisterns 953a, vineyards 3754, olive 2132 groves 2132, Fruit 3978 trees 6086 in abundance 7230. So they ate 398, were filled 7646 and grew 8080 fat 8080, And reveled 5727 in Your great 1419 goodness 2898.

 9:26 ¶ “But they became 4784 disobedient 4784 and rebelled 4775 against You, And cast 7993 Your law 8451 behind 310 their backs 1458 And killed 2026 Your prophets 5030 who 834 had admonished 5749b them So that they might return 7725 to You, And they committed 6213a great 1419 blasphemies 5007b.

 9:27 “Therefore You delivered 5414 them into the hand 3027 of their oppressors 6862c who oppressed 6887a them, But when they cried 6817 to You in the time 6256 of their distress 6869a, You heard 8085 from heaven 8064, and according to Your great 7227a compassion 7356 You gave 5414 them deliverers 3467 who delivered 3467 them from the hand 3027 of their oppressors 6862c.

 9:28 “But as soon as they had 5117 rest 5117, they did 6213a evil 7451b again 7725 before 6440 You; Therefore You abandoned 5800a them to the hand 3027 of their enemies 340, so that they ruled 7287a over them. When they cried 2199 again 7725 to You, You heard 8085 from heaven 8064, And many 7227a times 6256 You rescued 5337 them according to Your compassion 7356,

 9:29 And admonished 5749b them in order to turn 7725 them back 7725 to Your law 8451. Yet they acted 2102 arrogantly 2102 and did not listen 8085 to Your commandments 4687 but sinned 2398 against Your ordinances 4941, By which 834 if a man 120 observes 6213a them he shall live 2421a. And they turned 5414 a stubborn 5637 shoulder 3802 and stiffened 7185 their neck 6203, and would not listen 8085.

 9:30 “However, You bore 4900 with them for many 7227a years 8141, And admonished 5749b them by Your Spirit 7307 through 3027 Your prophets 5030, Yet they would not give 238 ear 238. Therefore You gave 5414 them into the hand 3027 of the peoples 5971a of the lands 776.

 9:31 “Nevertheless, in Your great 7227a compassion 7356 You did not make 6213a an end 3617 of them or forsake 5800a them, For You are a gracious 2587 and compassionate 7349 God 410.

 9:32 ¶ “Now 6258 therefore, our God 430, the great 1419, the mighty 1368, and the awesome 3372a God 410, who keeps 8104 covenant 1285 and lovingkindness 2617a, Do not let all 3605 the hardship 8513 seem 4591 insignificant 4591 before 6440 You, Which 834 has come 4672 upon us, our kings 4428, our princes 8269, our priests 3548, our prophets 5030, our fathers 1 and on all 3605 Your people 5971a, From the days 3117 of the kings 4428 of Assyria 804b to this 2088 day 3117.

 9:33 “However, You are just 6662 in all 3605 that has come 935 upon us; For You have dealt 6213a faithfully 571, but we have acted 7561 wickedly 7561.

 9:34 “For our kings 4428, our leaders 8269, our priests 3548 and our fathers 1 have not kept 6213a Your law 8451 Or paid 7181 attention 7181 to Your commandments 4687 and Your admonitions 5715 with which 834 You have admonished 5749b them.

 9:35 “But they, in their own kingdom 4438, With Your great 7227a goodness 2898 which 834 You gave 5414 them, With the broad 7342 and rich 8082a land 776 which 834 You set 5414 before 6440 them, Did not serve 5647 You or turn 7725 from their evil 7451a deeds 4611.

 9:36 “Behold 2009, we are slaves 5650 today 3117, And as to the land 776 which 834 You gave 5414 to our fathers 1 to eat 398 of its fruit 6529 and its bounty 2898, Behold 2009, we are slaves 5650 in it.

 9:37 “Its abundant 7235a produce 8393 is for the kings 4428 Whom 834 You have set 5414 over 5921 us because of our sins 2403b; They also rule 4910 over 5921 our bodies 1472a And over our cattle 929 as they please 7522, So we are in great 1419 distress 6869a.

 9:38 ¶ “Now because of all 3605 this 384 We are making 3772 an agreement 548 in writing 3772; And on the sealed 2856 document [are the names of] our leaders 8269, our Levites 3881 [and] our priests 3548.”