Nehemiah 9:36-38

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

³⁶ Behold, we are slaves this day, and as for the land that You gave to our fathers to eat the fruit and the good of it, behold, we are slaves in it.

³⁷ And its rich yield goes to the kings whom You have set over us because of our sins; they have power also over our bodies and over our livestock at their pleasure. And we are in great distress.

³⁸ Because of all this, we make a firm and sure written covenant, and our princes, Levites, and priests set their seal to it.