That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Nehemiah 9:33 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Howbeit thou art just in all that is come upon us; for thou hast dealt truly, but we have done wickedly: More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition However, You are just in all that has come upon us; for You have dealt faithfully, but we have done wickedly; American Standard Version (1901) Howbeit thou art just in all that is come upon us; for thou hast dealt truly, but we have done wickedly; Common English Bible You have been just in all that has happened to us; you have acted faithfully, and we have done wrong. Catholic Public Domain Version For you are just, concerning all things that have overwhelmed us. For you have done truth, but we have acted impiously. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And thou art just in all things that have come upon us: because thou hast done truth, but we have done wickedly. |
That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
O LORD, the God of Israel, thou art righteous; for we are left a remnant that is escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our guiltiness; for none can stand before thee because of this.
neither 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.
and foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, even to give it unto his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous.
He singeth before men, and saith, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, And it profited me not:
For he needeth not further to consider a man, That he should go before God in judgement.
We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.
And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?
because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods, whom they knew not, neither they, nor ye, nor your fathers.
The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all ye peoples, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.
and ye shall know that I am the LORD: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither have ye executed my judgements, but have done after the ordinances of the nations that are round about you.