9:28 9:28

Nehemiah 9:29

9:30 9:30

Bible Versions

And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.
And testifiedst {H5749} against them, that thou mightest bring them again {H7725} unto thy law {H8451}: yet they dealt proudly {H2102}, and hearkened {H8085} not unto thy commandments {H4687}, but sinned {H2398} against thy judgments {H4941},(which if a man {H120} do {H6213}, he shall live {H2421} in them;) and withdrew {H5414}{H5637} the shoulder {H3802}, and hardened {H7185} their neck {H6203}, and would not hear {H8085}.
You warned them, in order to bring them back to your Torah; yet they were arrogant. They paid no attention to your mitzvot, but sinned against your rulings, which, if a person does them, he will have life through them. However, they stubbornly turned their shoulders, stiffened their necks and refused to hear.
You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They stubbornly shrugged their shoulders; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.
and testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law. Yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thine ordinances (which if a man do, he shall live in them), and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.
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