Nehemiah 9:24-26

New Catholic Bible

²⁴ “The sons entered and took possession of the land,
and you subdued the Canaanite inhabitants
    and delivered them into your power,
their kings as well as the peoples of the land,
    to deal with them as they pleased.
²⁵ They captured fortified towns and fertile land;
    they took possession of houses
    filled with all kinds of good things,
cisterns already dug, vineyards,
    olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance.
They ate and had their fill, grew fat,
    and found delight in your great goodness.
²⁶ “Nevertheless they grew disobedient,
    rebelled against you,
    and cast your law behind their backs.
They also killed your prophets
    who bore witness against them
to bring them back to you,
    while they committed great blasphemies.