Nehemiah 9:28

Mercy and compassion Forgiveness Repentance God's faithfulness

²⁶ But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.

²⁷ So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.

But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion.

²⁹ You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They stubbornly shrugged their shoulders; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.

³⁰ You were patient with them for many years, and Your Spirit admonished them through Your prophets. Yet they would not listen, so You gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion.
KJV: But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee: therefore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies;
WEB: But after they had rest, they did evil again before you; therefore you left them in the hands of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them; yet when they returned and cried to you, you heard from heaven; and many times you delivered them according to your mercies,
ASV: But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee; therefore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou heardest from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies,
DARBY: But when they had rest, they did evil again before thee; and thou didst leave them in the hand of their enemies, and they had dominion over them; and again they cried unto thee, and thou heardest [them] from the heavens, and many times didst thou deliver them, according to thy mercies.
BLB: And after rest for them, again they did evil before You, and you left them to the hand of their enemies, and they ruled over them. And they returned and cried out to You, and You from the heavens heard, and You delivered them according to Your mercies many times.

ÅB: Men når de så kom til ro, gjorde de igjen det som var ondt i dine øyne, og du overlot dem i deres fienders hånd, så de hersket over dem; men når de så ropte til deg igjen, hørte du det fra himmelen og utfridde dem i din barmhjertighet gang på gang.
OTB: Men så snart de hadde ro, gjorde de igjen ondt for deg; derfor overgav du dem i fiendenes hånd, så de hersket over dem. Da de igjen ropte til deg, hørte du fra himmelen, og mange ganger reddet du dem etter din barmhjertighet.
B1930: Men når de så kom til ro, gjorde de atter det som var ondt i dine øine, og du overlot dem i deres fienders hånd, så de hersket over dem; men når de så atter ropte til dig, hørte du det fra himmelen og utfridde dem i din barmhjertighet gang på gang.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Judges 5:31–6:1
So may all your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.
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1 Kings 8:33–34
When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess Your name, praying and pleading with You in this temple,
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1 Kings 8:39
be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and act, and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of all men—
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Judges 4:1
After Ehud died, the Israelites again did evil in the sight of the LORD.
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Judges 3:11–12
So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
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Judges 3:30
So Moab was subdued under the hand of Israel that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.
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Psalms 106:43–45
Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity.
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Isaiah 63:15
Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained.
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