Nehemiah 9:24-26
Contemporary English Version
24 (A) Then their descendants
conquered the land.
You helped them defeat
the kings and nations
and treat their enemies
however they wished.
25 (B) They captured strong cities
and rich farmland;
they took furnished houses,
as well as cisterns,[a]
vineyards, olive orchards,
and numerous fruit trees.
They ate till they were satisfied,
and they celebrated
your abundant blessings.
26 (C)(D) In spite of this, they rebelled
and disobeyed your laws.
They killed your prophets,
who warned them
to turn back to you,
and they cursed your name.
Footnotes
- 9.25 cisterns: Pits dug into the ground to hold water.
Nehemiah 9:24-26
New International Version
24 Their children went in and took possession of the land.(A) You subdued(B) before them the Canaanites, who lived in the land; you gave the Canaanites into their hands, along with their kings and the peoples of the land, to deal with them as they pleased. 25 They captured fortified cities and fertile land;(C) they took possession of houses filled with all kinds of good things,(D) wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves and fruit trees in abundance. They ate to the full and were well-nourished;(E) they reveled in your great goodness.(F)
26 “But they were disobedient and rebelled against you; they turned their backs on your law.(G) They killed(H) your prophets,(I) who had warned them in order to turn them back to you; they committed awful blasphemies.(J)
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