Red-Letter King James Bible 1769 Edition (KJV)

Nehemiah 9

1 A solemn feast, and repentance of the people. 4 The Levites make a religious confession of God's goodness, and their wickedness.

 9:1 ¶ Now in the twenty 6242 and fourth 702 day 3117 of this x2088 month 2320 the children 1121 of Israel 3478 were assembled 622 z8738 with fasting, 6685 and with sackclothes, 8242 and earth 127 upon x5921 them.

 9:2 And the seed 2233 of Israel 3478 separated y914 z8735 themselves x914 from all x4480 x3605 strangers, 1121 5236 and stood 5975 z8799 and confessed 3034 z8691 x5921 their sins, 2403 and the iniquities 5771 of their fathers. 1

 9:3 And they stood up 6965 z8799 in x5921 their place, 5977 and read 7121 z8799 in the book 5612 of the law 8451 of the LORD 3068 their God 430 [one] fourth x7243 part y7243 of the day; 3117 and [another] fourth x7243 part y7243 they confessed, 3034 z8693 and worshipped 7812 z8693 the LORD 3068 their God. 430

 9:4 ¶ Then stood up 6965 z8799 upon x5921 the stairs, 4608 of the Levites, 3881 Jeshua, 3442 and Bani, 1137 Kadmiel, 6934 Shebaniah, 7645 Bunni, 1138 Sherebiah, 8274 Bani, 1137 [and] Chenani, 3662 and cried 2199 z8799 with a loud 1419 voice 6963 unto x413 the LORD 3068 their God. 430

 9:5 Then the Levites, 3881 Jeshua, 3442 and Kadmiel, 6934 Bani, 1137 Hashabniah, 2813 Sherebiah, 8274 Hodijah, 1941 Shebaniah, 7645 [and] Pethahiah, 6611 said, 559 z8799 Stand up 6965 z8798 [and] bless 1288 z8761 x853 the LORD 3068 your God 430 for ever 5769 x4480 and x5704 ever: 5769 and blessed 1288 z8762 be thy glorious 3519 name, 8034 which is exalted 7311 z8784 above x5921 all x3605 blessing 1293 and praise. 8416

 9:6 Thou, x859 [even] thou, x1931 [art] LORD 3068 alone; x905 thou x859 hast made 6213 z8804 x853 heaven, 8064 the heaven 8064 of heavens, 8064 with all x3605 their host, 6635 the earth, 776 and all x3605 [things] that x834 [are] therein, x5921 the seas, 3220 and all x3605 that x834 [is] therein, and thou x859 preservest 2421 z8764 x853 them all; x3605 and the host 6635 of heaven 8064 worshippeth 7812 z8693 thee.

 9:7 Thou x859 [art] the LORD 3068 the God, 430 who x834 didst choose 977 z8804 Abram, 87 and broughtest him forth 3318 z8689 out of Ur 218 x4480 of the Chaldees, 3778 and gavest 7760 z8804 him the name 8034 of Abraham; 85

 9:8 And foundest 4672 z8804 x853 his heart 3824 faithful 539 z8737 before 6440 thee, and madest 3772 z8800 a covenant 1285 with x5973 him to give 5414 z8800 x853 the land 776 of the Canaanites, 3669 the Hittites, 2850 the Amorites, 567 and the Perizzites, 6522 and the Jebusites, 2983 and the Girgashites, 1622 to give 5414 z8800 [it, I say], to his seed, 2233 and hast performed 6965 z8686 x853 thy words; 1697 for x3588 thou x859 [art] righteous: 6662

 9:9 And didst see 7200 z8799 x853 the affliction 6040 of our fathers 1 in Egypt, 4714 and heardest 8085 z8804 their cry 2201 by x5921 the Red 5488 sea; 3220

 9:10 And shewedst 5414 z8799 signs 226 and wonders 4159 upon Pharaoh, 6547 and on all x3605 his servants, 5650 and on all x3605 the people 5971 of his land: 776 for x3588 thou knewest 3045 z8804 that x3588 they dealt proudly 2102 z8689 against x5921 them. So didst thou get 6213 z8799 thee a name, 8034 as [it is] this x2088 day. 3117

 9:11 And thou didst divide 1234 z8804 the sea 3220 before 6440 them, so that they went through 5674 z8799 the midst 8432 of the sea 3220 on the dry land; 3004 and their persecutors 7291 z8802 thou threwest 7993 z8689 into the deeps, 4688 as x3644 a stone 68 into the mighty 5794 waters. 4325

 9:12 Moreover thou leddest 5148 z8689 them in the day 3119 by a cloudy 6051 pillar; 5982 and in the night 3915 by a pillar 5982 of fire, 784 to give them light 215 z8687 in x853 the way 1870 wherein x834 they should go. y3212 z8799 x1980

 9:13 Thou camest down 3381 z8804 also upon x5921 mount 2022 Sinai, 5514 and spakest 1696 z8763 with x5973 them from heaven, 8064 x4480 and gavest 5414 z8799 them right 3477 judgments, 4941 and true 571 laws, 8451 good 2896 statutes 2706 and commandments: 4687

 9:14 And madest known 3045 z8689 unto them thy holy 6944 sabbath, 7676 and commandedst 6680 z8765 them precepts, 4687 statutes, 2706 and laws, 8451 by the hand 3027 of Moses 4872 thy servant: 5650

 9:15 And gavest 5414 z8804 them bread 3899 from heaven 8064 x4480 for their hunger, 7458 and broughtest forth 3318 z8689 water 4325 for them out of the rock 5553 x4480 for their thirst, 6772 and promisedst 559 z8799 them that they should go in 935 z8800 to possess 3423 z8800 x853 the land 776 which x834 thou hadst sworn 3027 5375 z8804 x853 to give 5414 z8800 them.

 9:16 But they x1992 and our fathers 1 dealt proudly, 2102 z8689 and hardened 7185 z8686 x853 their necks, 6203 and hearkened 8085 z8804 not x3808 to x413 thy commandments, 4687

 9:17 And refused 3985 z8762 to obey, 8085 z8800 neither x3808 were mindful 2142 z8804 of thy wonders 6381 z8737 that x834 thou didst 6213 z8804 among x5973 them; but hardened 7185 z8686 x853 their necks, 6203 and in their rebellion 4805 appointed 5414 z8799 a captain 7218 to return 7725 z8800 to their bondage: 5659 but thou x859 [art] a God 433 ready to pardon, 5547 gracious 2587 and merciful, 7349 slow 750 to anger, 639 and of great 7227 kindness, 2617 and forsookest 5800 z8804 them not. x3808

 9:18 Yea, x637 when x3588 they had made 6213 z8804 them a molten 4541 calf, 5695 and said, 559 z8799 This x2088 [is] thy God 430 that x834 brought thee up 5927 z8689 out of Egypt, 4714 x4480 and had wrought 6213 z8799 great 1419 provocations; 5007

 9:19 Yet thou x859 in thy manifold 7227 mercies 7356 forsookest 5800 z8804 them not x3808 in the wilderness: 4057 x853 the pillar 5982 of the cloud 6051 departed 5493 z8804 not x3808 from x4480 x5921 them by day, 3119 to lead 5148 z8687 them in the way; 1870 neither the pillar 5982 of fire 784 by night, 3915 to shew them light, 215 z8687 and the way 1870 wherein x834 they should go. y3212 z8799 x1980

 9:20 Thou gavest 5414 z8804 also thy good 2896 spirit 7307 to instruct 7919 z8687 them, and withheldest 4513 z8804 not x3808 thy manna 4478 from their mouth, 6310 x4480 and gavest 5414 z8804 them water 4325 for their thirst. 6772

 9:21 Yea, forty 705 years 8141 didst thou sustain 3557 z8773 them in the wilderness, 4057 [so that] they lacked 2637 z8804 nothing; x3808 their clothes 8008 waxed not old, 1086 z8804 x3808 and their feet 7272 swelled 1216 z8804 not. x3808

 9:22 Moreover thou gavest 5414 z8799 them kingdoms 4467 and nations, 5971 and didst divide 2505 z8799 them into corners: 6285 so they possessed 3423 z8799 x853 the land 776 of Sihon, 5511 and the land 776 of the king 4428 of Heshbon, 2809 and the land 776 of Og 5747 king 4428 of Bashan. 1316

 9:23 Their children 1121 also multipliedst 7235 z8689 thou as the stars 3556 of heaven, 8064 and broughtest 935 z8686 them into x413 the land, 776 concerning which x834 thou hadst promised 559 z8804 to their fathers, 1 that they should go in 935 z8800 to possess 3423 z8800 [it].

 9:24 So the children 1121 went in 935 z8799 and possessed 3423 z8799 x853 the land, 776 and thou subduedst 3665 z8686 before 6440 them x853 the inhabitants 3427 z8802 of the land, 776 the Canaanites, 3669 and gavest 5414 z8799 them into their hands, 3027 with their kings, 4428 and the people 5971 of the land, 776 that they might do 6213 z8800 with them as they would. 7522

 9:25 And they took 3920 z8799 strong 1219 z8803 cities, 5892 and a fat 8082 land, 127 and possessed 3423 z8799 houses 1004 full 4392 of all x3605 goods, 2898 wells 953 digged, 2672 z8803 vineyards, 3754 and oliveyards, 2132 and fruit 3978 trees 6086 in abundance: 7230 so they did eat, 398 z8799 and were filled, 7646 z8799 and became fat, 8080 z8686 and delighted y5727 z8691 themselves x5727 in thy great 1419 goodness. 2898

 9:26 Nevertheless they were disobedient, 4784 z8686 and rebelled 4775 z8799 against thee, and cast 7993 z8686 x853 thy law 8451 behind 310 their backs, 1458 and slew 2026 z8804 thy prophets 5030 which x834 testified 5749 z8689 against them to turn 7725 z8687 them to x413 thee, and they wrought 6213 z8799 great 1419 provocations. 5007

 9:27 Therefore thou deliveredst 5414 z8799 them into the hand 3027 of their enemies, 6862 who vexed 6887 z8686 them: and in the time 6256 of their trouble, 6869 when they cried 6817 z8799 unto x413 thee, thou x859 heardest 8085 z8799 [them] from heaven; 8064 x4480 and according to thy manifold 7227 mercies 7356 thou gavest 5414 z8799 them saviours, 3467 z8688 who saved 3467 z8686 them out of the hand 3027 x4480 of their enemies. 6862

 9:28 But after they had rest, 5117 z8800 they did 6213 z8800 evil 7451 again 7725 z8799 before 6440 thee: therefore leftest 5800 z8799 thou them in the hand 3027 of their enemies, 341 z8802 so that they had the dominion 7287 z8799 over them: yet when they returned, 7725 z8799 and cried 2199 z8799 unto thee, thou x859 heardest 8085 z8799 [them] from heaven; 8064 x4480 and many 7227 times 6256 didst thou deliver 5337 z8686 them according to thy mercies; 7356

 9:29 And testifiedst 5749 z8686 against them, that thou mightest bring them again 7725 z8687 unto x413 thy law: 8451 yet they x1992 dealt proudly, 2102 z8689 and hearkened 8085 z8804 not x3808 unto thy commandments, 4687 but sinned 2398 z8804 against thy judgments, 4941 (which x834 if a man 120 do, 6213 z8799 he shall live 2421 z8804 in them;) and withdrew 5414 5637 z8799 z8802 the shoulder, 3802 and hardened 7185 z8689 their neck, 6203 and would not x3808 hear. 8085 z8804

 9:30 Yet many 7227 years 8141 didst thou forbear 4900 z8799 x5921 them, and testifiedst 5749 z8686 against them by thy spirit 7307 in 3027 thy prophets: 5030 yet would they not x3808 give ear: 238 z8689 therefore gavest 5414 z8799 thou them into the hand 3027 of the people 5971 of the lands. 776

 9:31 Nevertheless for thy great 7227 mercies' 7356 sake thou didst y6213 z8804 not x3808 utterly consume 3617 x6213 them, nor x3808 forsake 5800 z8804 them; for x3588 thou x859 [art] a gracious 2587 and merciful 7349 God. 410

 9:32 Now x6258 therefore, our God, 430 the great, 1419 the mighty, 1368 and the terrible 3372 z8737 God, 410 who keepest 8104 z8802 covenant 1285 and mercy, 2617 let not x408 x853 all x3605 the trouble 8513 seem little 4591 z8799 before 6440 thee, that x834 hath come y4672 z8804 upon x4672 us, on our kings, 4428 on our princes, 8269 and on our priests, 3548 and on our prophets, 5030 and on our fathers, 1 and on all x3605 thy people, 5971 since the time 3117 x4480 of the kings 4428 of Assyria 804 unto x5704 this x2088 day. 3117

 9:33 Howbeit thou x859 [art] just 6662 in x5921 all x3605 that is brought 935 z8802 upon x5921 us; for x3588 thou hast done 6213 z8804 right, 571 but we x587 have done wickedly: 7561 z8689

 9:34 Neither have our kings, 4428 our princes, 8269 our priests, 3548 nor x3808 our fathers, 1 kept 6213 z8804 thy law, 8451 nor x3808 hearkened 7181 z8689 unto x413 thy commandments 4687 and thy testimonies, 5715 wherewith x834 thou didst testify 5749 z8689 against them.

 9:35 For they x1992 have not x3808 served 5647 z8804 thee in their kingdom, 4438 and in thy great 7227 goodness 2898 that x834 thou gavest 5414 z8804 them, and in the large 7342 and fat 8082 land 776 which x834 thou gavest 5414 z8804 before 6440 them, neither x3808 turned 7725 z8804 they from their wicked 7451 works. 4611 x4480

 9:36 Behold, x2009 we x587 [are] servants 5650 this day, 3117 and [for] the land 776 that x834 thou gavest 5414 z8804 unto our fathers 1 to eat 398 z8800 x853 the fruit 6529 thereof and the good 2898 thereof, behold, x2009 we x587 [are] servants 5650 in x5921 it:

 9:37 And it yieldeth much 7235 z8688 increase 8393 unto the kings 4428 whom x834 thou hast set 5414 z8804 over x5921 us because of our sins: 2403 also they have dominion 4910 z8802 over x5921 our bodies, 1472 and over our cattle, 929 at their pleasure, 7522 and we x587 [are] in great 1419 distress. 6869

 9:38 And because of all x3605 this x2063 we x587 make 3772 z8802 a sure 548 [covenant], and write 3789 z8802 [it]; and our princes, 8269 Levites, 3881 [and] priests, 3548 seal 2856 z8803 x5921 [unto it].