14 You made known to them Your (A)holy Sabbath,
And commanded them precepts, statutes and laws,
By the hand of Moses Your servant.
15 You (B)gave them bread from heaven for their hunger,
And (C)brought them water out of the rock for their thirst,
And told them to (D)go in to possess the land
Which You had [a]sworn to give them.

16 “But(E) they and our fathers acted [b]proudly,
(F)Hardened[c] their necks,
And did not heed Your commandments.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 9:15 Lit. raised Your hand to
  2. Nehemiah 9:16 presumptuously
  3. Nehemiah 9:16 Stiffened their necks, became stubborn

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