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Nehemiah 13:17

New American Bible - revised edition

I reprimanded the nobles of Judah, demanding: “What is this evil thing you are doing, profaning the sabbath day?

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I reprimanded the magistrates, demanding, “Why is the house of God neglected?” Then I brought the Levites together and had them resume their stations.

In Jerusalem itself the Tyrians residing there were importing fish and every other kind of merchandise and selling it to the Judahites on the sabbath.

So I reprimanded and cursed them; I beat some of their men and pulled out their hair; and I adjured them by God: “You shall not marry your daughters to their sons nor accept any of their daughters for your sons or for yourselves!

After some deliberation, I called the nobles and magistrates to account, saying to them, “You are exacting interest from your own kindred!” I then rebuked them severely,

Those who abandon instruction praise the wicked, but those who keep instruction oppose them.

Hear the word of the Lord, princes of Sodom! Listen to the instruction of our God, people of Gomorrah!

Say to the king and to the queen mother: come down from your throne; From your heads your splendid crowns will fall.

Let me go to the leaders and speak with them; For they must know the way of the Lord, the justice of their God. But, one and all, they have broken the yoke, torn off the harness.

But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. They did not observe my statutes, and they rejected my ordinances that bring life to those who keep them. My sabbaths, too, they desecrated grievously. Then I considered pouring out my fury on them in the wilderness to put an end to them,

You shall not hate any of your kindred in your heart. Reprove your neighbor openly so that you do not incur sin because of that person.

And I said: Hear, you leaders of Jacob, rulers of the house of Israel! Is it not your duty to know what is right,

Hear this, you leaders of the house of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel! You who abhor justice, and pervert all that is right;




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