Nehemiah 9:32-37

The People of Israel Confess Their Sin

³² "Now, therefore, our God, _u the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love, let not all the hardship seem little to you that has come upon us, upon our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our fathers, and all your people, _v since the time of the kings of Assyria until this day. ³³ _w Yet you have been righteous in all that has come upon us, for you have dealt faithfully _x and we have acted wickedly. ³⁴ Our kings, our princes, our priests, and our fathers have not kept your law or paid attention to your commandments and your warnings that you gave them. ³⁵ Even in their own kingdom, _y and amid your great goodness that you gave them, and in the large and _y rich land that you set before them, _z they did not serve you or turn from their wicked works. ³⁶ Behold, _a we are slaves this day; in the land that you gave to our fathers to enjoy its fruit and its good gifts, behold, we are slaves. ³⁷ _b And its rich yield goes to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and over our livestock as they please, and we are in great distress.

1. Cross References
   Nehemiah 1:5
   And I said, "O Lord God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments.
   Deuteronomy 7:21
   You shall not be in dread of them, for the Lord your God is in your midst, a great and awesome God.
   
2. Cross References
   2 Kings 17:3
   Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria. And Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.
   
3. Cross References
   Ezra 9:15
   O Lord, the God of Israel, you are just, for we are left a remnant that has escaped, as it is today. Behold, we are before you in our guilt, for none can stand before you because of this.
   
4. Cross References
   Psalms 106:6
   Both we and our fathers have sinned; we have committed iniquity; we have done wickedness.
   Daniel 9:5
   We have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and rules.
   
5. Cross References
   Nehemiah 9:25
   And they captured fortified cities and a rich land, and took possession of houses full of all good things, cisterns already hewn, vineyards, olive orchards and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled and became fat and delighted themselves in your great goodness.
   
6. Cross References
   Nehemiah 9:25
   And they captured fortified cities and a rich land, and took possession of houses full of all good things, cisterns already hewn, vineyards, olive orchards and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled and became fat and delighted themselves in your great goodness.
   
7. Cross References
   Deuteronomy 28:47
   Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joyfulness and gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things.
   
8. Cross References
   Ezra 9:9
   For we are slaves. Yet our God has not forsaken us in our slavery, but has extended to us his steadfast love before the kings of Persia, to grant us some reviving to set up the house of our God, to repair its ruins, and to give us protection in Judea and Jerusalem.
   
9. Cross References
   Deuteronomy 28:33
   A nation that you have not known shall eat up the fruit of your ground and of all your labors, and you shall be only oppressed and crushed continually.
   Deuteronomy 28:51
   It shall eat the offspring of your cattle and the fruit of your ground, until you are destroyed; it also shall not leave you grain, wine, or oil, the increase of your herds or the young of your flock, until they have caused you to perish.