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Nehemiah 9:36

SufferingGriefPoverty and the vulnerable

34 Our kings and leaders and priests and fathers did not obey Your law or listen to Your commandments and warnings that You gave them.

35 For even while they were in their kingdom, with the abundant goodness that You had given them, and in the spacious and fertile land that You had set before them, they would not serve You or turn from their wicked ways.

So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness— here we are as slaves!

37 Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.

38 In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.”

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BSB
So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness— here we are as slaves!
KJV
Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it:
WEB
“Behold, we are servants today, and as for the land that you gave to our fathers to eat its fruit and its good, behold, we are servants in it.
ASV
Behold, we are servants this day, and as for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it.
DARBY
Behold, we are servants this day, and the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are bondmen in it.
BLB
Behold! We [are] this day slaves, and the land that You gave to our fathers to eat its fruit and its goodness, behold—we [are] slaves in it.
ÅB
Se, vi er idag slaver - vi er slaver i det land du gav våre fedre, for at de skulle spise dets frukt og dets gode ting,
OTB
Se, vi er slaver i dag, slaver i det landet du ga til våre forfedre for å spise dets frukt og dets overflod.
B1930
Se, vi er idag træler - vi er træler i det land du gav våre fedre, forat de skulde ete dets frukt og dets gode ting,

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Cross references

  • Ezra 9:9

    Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:48

    you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.

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  • 2 Chronicles 12:8

    Nevertheless, they will become his servants, so that they may learn the difference between serving Me and serving the kings of other lands.”

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