Nehemiah 9

KJVNow in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them.

GIGAKJVNow in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with rough mourning clothes, and earth on them.

KJVAnd the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.

GIGAKJVAnd the descendants of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners, and stood and confessed their sins, and the wrongdoings of their fathers.

KJVAnd they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the Lord their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the Lord their God.

GIGAKJVAnd they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the Lord their God one fourth part of the day, and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the Lord their God.

KJVThen stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the Lord their God.

GIGAKJVThen stood up on the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice to the Lord their God.

KJVThen the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

GIGAKJVThen the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be your glorious name, which is lifted high above all blessing and praise.

KJVThou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.

GIGAKJVYou, even you, are Lord alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their stars, the earth, and all things that are in it, the seas, and all that is in it, and you preserve them all, and the host of heaven worships you.

KJVThou art the Lord the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;

GIGAKJVYou are the Lord the God, who chose Abram, and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gave him the name of Abraham.

KJVAnd foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous:

GIGAKJVAnd found his heart faithful before you, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his descendants, and have performed your words. For you are righteous:

KJVAnd didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;

GIGAKJVAnd saw the suffering of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red sea.

KJVAnd shewedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them. So didst thou get thee a name, as it is this day.

GIGAKJVAnd showed signs and wonders on Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land. For you knew that they dealt proudly against them. So you got you a name, as it is this day.

KJVAnd thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.

GIGAKJVAnd you divided the sea before them, so that they went through the middle of the sea on the dry land, and their persecutors you threw into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.

KJVMoreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.

GIGAKJVAlso you led them in the day by a cloudy pillar, and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way in which they should go.

KJVThou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:

GIGAKJVYou came down also on mount Sinai, and spoke with them from heaven, and gave them right judgments, and true laws, good decrees and commandments:

KJVAnd madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:

GIGAKJVAnd made known to them your holy sabbath, and commanded them instructions, decrees, and laws, by the hand of Moses your servant:

KJVAnd gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.

GIGAKJVAnd gave them bread from heaven for their hunger, and brought out water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promised them that they should go in to possess the land which you had sworn to give them.

KJVBut they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,

GIGAKJVBut they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and did not listen to your commandments,

KJVAnd refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.

GIGAKJVAnd refused to obey, neither were mindful of your wonders that you did among them. But hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and did not abandon them.

KJVYea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;

GIGAKJVYes, when they had made them a calf of cast metal, and said, This is your God that brought you up out of Egypt, and had worked great provocations.

KJVYet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.

GIGAKJVYet you in your manifold mercies did not abandon them in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud did not leave them by day, to lead them in the way, neither the pillar of fire by night, to show them light, and the way in which they should go.

KJVThou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.

GIGAKJVYou gave also your good spirit to instruct them, and did not keep back your manna from their mouth, and gave them water for their thirst.

KJVYea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.

GIGAKJVYes, forty years did you sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing, their clothes did not grow old, and their feet did not swell.

KJVMoreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and didst divide them into corners: so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.

GIGAKJVAlso you gave them kingdoms and nations, and divided them into corners: so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.

KJVTheir children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.

GIGAKJVTheir children also multiplied you as the stars of heaven, and brought them into the land, concerning which you had promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.

KJVSo the children went in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would.

GIGAKJVSo the children went in and possessed the land, and you subdued before them the people of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would.

KJVAnd they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.

GIGAKJVAnd they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells dug, vineyards, and olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance: so they ate, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in your great goodness.

KJVNevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.

GIGAKJVBut they were disobedient, and rebelled against you, and cast your law behind their backs, and killed your prophets which testified against them to turn them to you, and they worked great provocations.

KJVTherefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.

GIGAKJVTherefore you delivered them into the hand of their enemies, who troubled them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried to you, you heard them from heaven. According to your manifold mercies you gave them saviors, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.

KJVBut after they had rest, they did evil again before thee: therefore leftest thou them in the land of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies;

GIGAKJVBut after they had rest, they did evil again before you: therefore you left them in the land of their enemies, so that they ruled over them: yet when they returned, and cried to you, you heard them from heaven. Many times did you deliver them according to your mercies.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd testified against them, that you might bring them again to your law: yet they dealt proudly, and did not listen to your commandments, but sinned against your judgments, Which if a man do, he shall live in them. Withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

KJVYet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.

GIGAKJVYet for many years you were patient with them, and testified against them by your spirit in your prophets: yet they would not listen: therefore you gave them into the hand of the people of the lands.

KJVNevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

GIGAKJVBut for your great mercies' sake you did not completely consume them, or abandon them. For you are a gracious and merciful God.

KJVNow therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.

GIGAKJVNow therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keep covenant and mercy, do not let all the trouble seem little before you, that has come on us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all your people, since the time of the kings of Assyria to this day.

KJVHowbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:

GIGAKJVHowever you are just in all that is brought on us. For you have done right, but we have done wickedly:

KJVNeither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them.

GIGAKJVNeither have our kings, our princes, our priests, or our fathers, kept your law, or listened to your commandments and your teachings, with which you testified against them.

KJVFor they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.

GIGAKJVFor they have not served you in their kingdom, and in your great goodness that you gave them, and in the large and fat land which you gave before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.

KJVBehold, 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:

GIGAKJVWe are servants this day, and for the land that you gave to our fathers to eat its fruit and its good we are servants in it:

KJVAnd it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

GIGAKJVAnd it yields much increase to the kings you have set over us because of our sins: also they rule over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

KJVAnd because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it.

GIGAKJVAnd because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it, and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal to it.