Nehemiah 9:36
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness— here we are as slaves!”
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“So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness— here we are as slaves!”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it:”
King James Version · Public Domain“Behold, we are servants this day, and as for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`Lo, we--to-day--<FI> are<Fi> servants, and the land that Thou hast given to our fathers, to eat its fruit and its good--lo, we <FI>are<Fi> servants on it,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Nehemiah 9:36 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 28:48you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.
- 2 Chronicles 12:8Nevertheless, they will become his servants, so that they may learn the difference between serving Me and serving the kings of other lands.”
- Ezra 9:9Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.
- Lamentations 5:4We must buy the water we drink; our wood comes at a price.
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