Nehemiah 9:26-28

New Century Version

²⁶ “But they were disobedient and turned against you
    and ignored your teachings.
Your prophets warned them to come back to you,
    but they killed those prophets
    and spoke against you.
²⁷ So you handed them over to their enemies,
    and their enemies treated them badly.
But in this time of trouble our ancestors cried out to you,
    and you heard from heaven.
You had great mercy
    and gave them saviors who saved them from the power of their enemies.
²⁸ But as soon as they had rest,
    they again did what was evil.
So you left them to their enemies
    who ruled over them.
When they cried out to you again,
    you heard from heaven.
    Because of your mercy, you saved them again and again.