Nehemia 9:29-30

9:29 And you solemnly admonished them in order to return them to your law, but they behaved presumptuously and did not obey your commandments. They sinned against your ordinances – those by which an individual, if he obeys them, ¹  will live. They boldly turned from you; ²  they rebelled ³  and did not obey. 9:30 You prolonged your kindness ⁴  with them for many years, and you solemnly admonished them by your Spirit through your prophets. Still they paid no attention, ⁵  so you delivered them into the hands of the neighboring peoples. ⁶ 

[9:29]  ¹ tn Heb “if a man keep.” See note on the word “obey” in Neh 1:5.

[9:29]  ² tn Heb “they gave a stubborn shoulder.”

[9:29]  ³ tn Heb “they stiffened their neck.”

[9:30]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew expression here is elliptical. The words “your kindness” are not included in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[9:30]  ⁵ tn Heb “did not give ear to.”

[9:30]  ⁶ tn Heb “the peoples of the lands.”