Nehemiah 9:17

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

They refused to listen. They forgot the amazing things you did with them. They became stubborn. They decided to return to Egypt and become slaves again. “But you are a forgiving God! You are kind and full of mercy. You are patient and full of love. So you didn’t leave them!

Cross References

Psalm 86:5

My Lord, you are good and merciful. You love all those who call to you for help.

Joel 2:13

Tear your hearts, not your clothes.” Come back to the Lord your God. He is kind and merciful. He does not become angry quickly. He has great love. Maybe he will change his mind about the bad punishment he planned.

Psalm 86:15

My Lord, you are a kind and merciful God. You are patient, loyal, and full of love.

Romans 9:15

God said to Moses, “I will show mercy to anyone I want to show mercy to. I will show pity to anyone I choose.”

Psalm 78:38

But God was merciful. He forgave their sins and did not destroy them. Many times he held back his anger. He never let it get out of control.

1 Kings 6:13

I will live among the children of Israel in this Temple that you are building, and I will never leave the people of Israel.”

Psalm 106:7

Lord, our ancestors learned nothing from the miracles you did in Egypt. They forgot your kindness at the Red Sea and rebelled against you.

Psalm 78:11

They forgot the great things he had done and the amazing things he had shown them.

1 Kings 8:57

I pray that the Lord our God will be with us, as he was with our ancestors. I pray that he will never leave us.

Psalm 106:13

But they quickly forgot about what he did. They did not listen to his advice.

Psalm 130:4

But you forgive people, so they fear and respect you.

Hebrews 12:25

Be careful and don’t refuse to listen when God speaks. Those people refused to listen to him when he warned them on earth. And they did not escape. Now God is speaking from heaven. So now it will be worse for those who refuse to listen to him.

Acts 7:39

“But our ancestors did not want to obey Moses. They rejected him. They wanted to go back to Egypt again.

Proverbs 1:24

“I tried to help, but you refused to listen. I offered my hand, but you turned away from me.

Numbers 16:14

Why should we follow you? You did not bring us into the new land filled with many good things. You did not give us the land God promised. You did not give us the fields or the vineyards. Will you make these men your slaves? No! We will not come.”

Numbers 14:41

But Moses said, “Why are you not obeying the Lord’s command? You will not be successful!

Numbers 14:11

The Lord spoke to Moses and said, “How long will these people continue to turn against me? They show that they don’t trust me or believe in my power, in spite of the many miracles I have done among them.

Nehemiah 9:31

“But you are so kind! You didn’t completely destroy them. You didn’t leave them. You are such a kind and merciful God!

Jeremiah 19:15

“This is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel says: ‘I said I would bring many disasters to Jerusalem and the villages around it. I will soon make this happen because the people are very stubborn. They refuse to listen and obey me.’”

Ezekiel 5:6

The people rebelled against my commands. They were worse than any of the other nations! They broke more of my laws than any of the people in the countries around them. They refused to listen to my commands. They did not obey my laws.”

Daniel 9:9

“But, Lord our God, you are kind and forgiving, even though we rebelled against you.

Nahum 1:3

The Lord is patient, but he is also very powerful! The Lord will punish the guilty; he will not let them go free. He will use whirlwinds and storms to show his power. People walk on the dusty ground, but he walks on the clouds.

Exodus 32:9

The Lord said to Moses, “I have seen these people, and I know that they are very stubborn. They will always turn against me.

Leviticus 26:44

They have sinned. But if they come to me for help, I will not turn away from them. I will listen to them, even if they are in the land of their enemies. I will not completely destroy them. I will not break my agreement with them, because I am the Lord their God.

1 Samuel 12:22

“But the Lord won’t leave his people. No, the Lord was pleased to make you his own people. So for his own good name, he won’t leave you.

2 Chronicles 36:13

Zedekiah turned against King Nebuchadnezzar. In the past Nebuchadnezzar forced Zedekiah to make a promise to be faithful to him. Zedekiah used God’s name and promised to be faithful to Nebuchadnezzar. But Zedekiah was stubborn and would not change his life. He refused to obey the Lord, the God of Israel.

Ezra 9:9

Yes, we were slaves, but you would not let us be slaves forever. You were kind to us. You made the kings of Persia be kind to us. Your Temple was ruined, but you gave us new life so that we can rebuild your Temple and repair it like new. God, you helped us build a wall to protect Judah and Jerusalem.

Psalm 78:10

They did not keep their agreement with God. They refused to obey his teachings.

Jeremiah 7:26

But your ancestors did not listen to me. They did not pay attention to me. They were very stubborn and did evil even worse than their fathers did.

Jeremiah 18:15

But my people have forgotten me. They burn offerings to worthless idols. They have left the right way that their ancestors followed, and they stumble on the path they have chosen. Instead of staying on the good road I showed them, they prefer to walk on bumpy paths.