Nehemiah 9:36-38

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

³⁶ Behold, we are slaves this day; in the land that thou gavest to our fathers to enjoy its fruit and its good gifts, behold, we are slaves. ³⁷ And its rich yield goes to the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins; they have power also over our bodies and over our cattle at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.”

Those Who Signed the Covenant

^38 [a] Because of all this we make a firm covenant and write it, and our princes, our Levites, and our priests set their seal to it.