24 (A)So their sons entered and took possession of the land.
And (B)You subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites,
And You handed them over to them, with their kings and the peoples of the land,
To do with them [a]as they desired.
25 (C)They captured fortified cities and a [b](D)fertile land.
They took possession of (E)houses full of every good thing,
Carved out cisterns, vineyards, olive groves,
Fruit trees in abundance.
So they ate, were filled and (F)put on fat,
And (G)lived luxuriously in Your great goodness.

26 (H)But they became rebellious and revolted against You,
And (I)threw Your Law behind their backs
And (J)killed Your prophets who had (K)admonished them
In order to bring them back to You,
And (L)they committed great blasphemies.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 9:24 Lit according to their desire
  2. Nehemiah 9:25 Lit fat

24 Their children went in and took possession of the land.(A) You subdued(B) before them the Canaanites, who lived in the land; you gave the Canaanites into their hands, along with their kings and the peoples of the land, to deal with them as they pleased. 25 They captured fortified cities and fertile land;(C) they took possession of houses filled with all kinds of good things,(D) wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves and fruit trees in abundance. They ate to the full and were well-nourished;(E) they reveled in your great goodness.(F)

26 “But they were disobedient and rebelled against you; they turned their backs on your law.(G) They killed(H) your prophets,(I) who had warned them in order to turn them back to you; they committed awful blasphemies.(J)

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