Book of Nehemiah - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 935

NEHEMIAH. 10--28 9—-31 Prcachers, but they would not listen; so You delivered them to the

power of the people of the countries.

31 Yet, owing to Your great mercies, You did not entirely destroy them, nor desert them ;·—-for You are a kind

32 and merciful GOD. Therefore now, our Gon ,-——the GREAT, MIGHTY, and TERRXBLE GOD, who keeps his Bene- fxcent Covenant,--1et not all the trouble that we and our kings, and princes, and priests, and our preachers, and fathers, and all Your People, have met, be little before You, from the days of the kings of

33 Ashur to this day, although You are right in all You have brought upon us, for You have practised TRUTH,

34 but we FALSEHGOD. And our kings, our princes, our priests, and our fathers have not practised Your laws, and have not attended to Your Com- mandments, and the instructions which You taught to them. For 35 they did not serve You in their reigns, and the plentiful prosperity You gave them, and in the rich and fertile country that You gave to their faces; nor did they turn from their wickeduess.—Therefore we are slaves 36 to»day, and the land that was given to our forefathers, that they might eat its fruits and its products,-we are slaves upon it l Yet it produced 37 much for the kings You have set over us for our sins, and they control our bodies, and our cattle, at their pleasure, while we are in great distress. (536 ac.) Ely: Qznple lleium iu the lain nf Gab hg a Salaam Qatimml lst. Consequently on account of this, we have made an Agreement, and our 2 Nobles, Levites, and Priests have sealed it, and the signatories are NEHEMIAH, the GOVERNOR, the son of Halkiah; and Zedekiah ; Seriah ; Azeriah ; jeremiah 3 Pashur ; Amariah ; Malkiah ; Hatush ; Barukh ; Shebaniah ; Maluk : Meshalum; 7 Abiah ; Harim; Miyamin; Meremoth ; Maziah ; 8 Abadiah ; Bilgal; Daniel ; Shemiah. Ginethon; The following were for the Priests, and for the Levites. Hodiah ; ]eshua · ben - Aza— Kelita; uiah; Binni; of the Beni Piliah; Hanan; Hadad; to Kadmie1;——and their 11 Mika; relatives. Rehob ; 16

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Hasliabiah ; Shebaniah ; For the Chiefs of the People; Parosh ; Pahath·moab ; Alam ; Zatu ; Bani Buni : Azgad ; Bebai ; 21 Adoniah ; Bigvai ; Adni ; 22 Ater ; Hezekiah ; Azur ; Hodiah ; H asheim ; Bezai ; Harif ; Anathoth ; Nobi ; Magpiash ; Meshulam ; Hezer ; Meshezabel ; Zadok ; jadua ; Pelatiah ; Hanan ; Amaiah ; Hoshea ; 935 Sakur ; Sherebiah ; Shebaniah ; Hodiah ; Bani ; Bennin ; Hananiah ; Hashub ; Alohesh ; 24 Pilha ; Shobek ; Rehum ; Hashabnah ; 26 Masiah ; and Ahiah; Hanan ; Anan ; Maluk ; 28 Harim ; Banah ;