Nehemia 9:28-29

9:28 “Then, when they were at rest again, they went back to doing evil before you. Then you abandoned them to ¹  their enemies, and they gained dominion over them. When they again cried out to you, in your compassion you heard from heaven and rescued them time and again. 9:29 And you solemnly admonished them in order to return them to your law, but they behaved presumptuously and did not obey your commandments. They sinned against your ordinances – those by which an individual, if he obeys them, ²  will live. They boldly turned from you; ³  they rebelled ⁴  and did not obey.

[9:28]  ¹ tn Heb “in the hand of” (so KJV, ASV); NAB “to the power of.”

[9:29]  ² tn Heb “if a man keep.” See note on the word “obey” in Neh 1:5.

[9:29]  ³ tn Heb “they gave a stubborn shoulder.”

[9:29]  ⁴ tn Heb “they stiffened their neck.”