Nehemiah 9:16-21

New King James Version

¹⁶ “But^(A) they and our fathers acted ^[a]proudly,
^(B)Hardened^[b] their necks,
And did not heed Your commandments.
¹⁷ They refused to obey,
And ^(C)they were not mindful of Your wonders
That You did among them.
But they hardened their necks,
And ^[c]in their rebellion
They appointed ^(D)a leader
To return to their bondage.
But You are God,
Ready to pardon,
^(E)Gracious and merciful,
Slow to anger,
Abundant in kindness,
And did not forsake them.

¹⁸ “Even ^(F)when they made a molded calf for themselves,
And said, ‘This is your god
That brought you up out of Egypt,’
And worked great provocations,
¹⁹ Yet in Your ^(G)manifold mercies
You did not forsake them in the wilderness.
The ^(H)pillar of the cloud did not depart from them by day,
To lead them on the road;
Nor the pillar of fire by night,
To show them light,
And the way they should go.
²⁰ You also gave Your ^(I)good Spirit to instruct them,
And did not withhold Your ^(J)manna from their mouth,
And gave them ^(K)water for their thirst.
^21 (L)Forty years You sustained them in the wilderness;
They lacked nothing;
Their ^(M)clothes did not wear out
And their feet did not swell.