Nehemiah 9:32-38

New American Standard Bible

³² “Now then, our God, ^(A)the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps His covenant and faithfulness,
Do not let all the hardship seem insignificant before You,
Which has happened to us, our kings, our leaders, our priests, our prophets, our fathers, and to all Your people,
^(B)From the days of the kings of Assyria to this day.
³³ However, ^(C)You are righteous in everything that has happened to us;
For You have dealt faithfully, but we have acted wickedly.
³⁴ For our kings, our leaders, our priests, and our fathers have not kept Your Law
Or paid attention to Your commandments and Your ^[a]admonitions with which You have ^[b]admonished them.
³⁵ But ^(D)they, in their own kingdom,
^(E)With Your great goodness which You gave them,
With the broad and rich land which You placed before them,
Did not serve You or turn from their evil deeds.
³⁶ Behold, ^(F)we are slaves today,
And as for the land which You gave to our fathers to eat its fruit and its bounty,
Behold, we are slaves on it.
³⁷ And ^(G)its abundant produce is for the kings
Whom You have set over us because of our sins;
They also rule over our bodies
And over our cattle as they please,
So we are in great distress.