Nehemiah 9:16-18

GOD’S WORD Translation

¹⁶ But they—our own ancestors—acted arrogantly.
They became stubborn and wouldn’t obey your commands.
¹⁷ They refused to listen.
They forgot the miracles you performed for them.
They became stubborn and appointed a leader
to take them back to slavery ⌞in Egypt⌟.
But you are a forgiving God,
one who is compassionate, merciful, patient,
and always ready to forgive.
You never abandoned them,
¹⁸ even when they made a metal statue of a calf for themselves
and said, ‘This is your god who took you out of Egypt.’
They committed outrageous sins.