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34 “Our kings, our princes, our priests, and our ancestors
    did not keep your law,
nor did they pay attention to your commandments
    or heed the warnings you gave them.
35 Even while they were in their own kingdom,
    despite the abundant goodness
    that you bestowed upon them,
and despite the wide and fertile land
    that you lavished upon them,
they did not serve you
    or renounce their evil deeds.
36 “But see, here we are slaves today,
    slaves in this land
that you gave to our ancestors
    so that we might savor its fruits
    and all the good things it produces.[a]

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  1. Nehemiah 9:36 The Israelites reoccupied the land that God had provided for them, but were still required to return part of their resources to a foreign king.

34 Our kings,(A) our leaders, our priests and our ancestors(B) did not follow your law; they did not pay attention to your commands or the statutes you warned them to keep. 35 Even while they were in their kingdom, enjoying your great goodness(C) to them in the spacious and fertile land you gave them, they did not serve you(D) or turn from their evil ways.

36 “But see, we are slaves(E) today, slaves in the land you gave our ancestors so they could eat its fruit and the other good things it produces.

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