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Nehemiah 9:10

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You knew that the King of Egypt and his officials and his nation had ill-treated your people. So you worked fearsome miracles against the Egyptians and earned a reputation that still remains.

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Our stubborn ancestors refused to obey— they forgot about the miracles you had worked for them, and they were determined to return to Egypt and become slaves again. But, our God, you are merciful and quick to forgive; you are loving, kind, and very patient. So you never turned away from them—

You warned them to turn back and discover true life by obeying your laws. But they stubbornly refused and continued to sin.

Make them realize that you are the LORD Most High, the only ruler of earth!

Now I know that the LORD is the greatest God, because he has rescued Israel from their arrogant enemies.”

So I will use my mighty power to perform all kinds of miracles and strike down the Egyptians. Then the king will send you away.

“Who is this LORD and why should I obey him?” the king replied. “I refuse to let you and your people go!”

The LORD said: I am going to let your brother Aaron speak for you. He will tell your message to the king, just as a prophet speaks my message to the people.

But he has kept you alive, just to show you his power and to bring honour to himself everywhere in the world.

who sees and hears so much, but pays no attention.

The glorious power of the LORD marched beside Moses. The LORD will be praised for ever for dividing the sea.

His Spirit gave them rest, just as cattle find rest when led into a valley. The name of the LORD was praised for doing these things.

You are famous because you worked miracles in Egypt, and you are still working them in Israel and in the rest of the world as well.

But that would have made me look like a liar, because I had already promised in front of everyone that I would lead them out of Egypt.

That's why I say: “Praise and honour the King who rules from heaven! Everything he does is honest and fair, and he can shatter the power of those who are proud.”

Instead, you turned against him and ordered the cups from his temple to be brought here, so that you and your wives and officials could drink wine from them. You praised idols made of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, even though they cannot see or hear or think. You refused to worship the God who gives you breath and controls everything you do.

Our Lord God, with your own mighty arm you rescued us from Egypt and made yourself famous to this very day, but we have sinned terribly.

In Egypt and at the Red Sea and in the desert, Moses rescued the people by performing miracles and wonders for forty years.

In the Scriptures the Lord says to Pharaoh of Egypt, “I let you become king, so that I could show you my power and be praised by all people on earth.”

You saw how the LORD used his tremendous power to work great miracles and bring you out of Egypt. And he will again work miracles for you when you face these enemies you fear so much.

All you young people should obey your elders. In fact, everyone should be humble towards everyone else. The Scriptures say, “God opposes proud people, but he helps everyone who is humble.”




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