Nehemiah 9:33

33 In all that has happened to us, you have remained righteous; you have acted faithfully, while we acted wickedly.

Nehemiah 9:33 in Other Translations

33 Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:

33 Yet you have been righteous in all that has come upon us, for you have dealt faithfully and we have acted wickedly.

33 Every time you punished us you were being just. We have sinned greatly, and you gave us only what we deserved.

33 You are not to blame for all that has come down on us; You did everything right, we did everything wrong.

33 You are righteous concerning all that has come on us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly.

Nehemiah 9:33 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 9:33

Howbeit, thou art just in all that is brought upon us
They own the justice of God, could not complain of any wrong done them; and had he shown them no mercy at all, it was but what they deserved:

for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly;
he had done according to the truth of his word of promise, he had faithfully kept it, but they had transgressed his righteous law.

Nehemiah 9:33 In-Context

31 But in your great mercy you did not put an end to them or abandon them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.

32 “Now therefore, our God, the great God, mighty and awesome, who keeps his covenant of love, do not let all this hardship seem trifling in your eyes—the hardship that has come on us, on our kings and leaders, on our priests and prophets, on our ancestors and all your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.

33 In all that has happened to us, you have remained righteous; you have acted faithfully, while we acted wickedly.

34 Our kings, our leaders, our priests and our ancestors did not follow your law; they did not pay attention to your commands or the statutes you warned them to keep.

35 Even while they were in their kingdom, enjoying your great goodness to them in the spacious and fertile land you gave them, they did not serve you or turn from their evil ways.

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 18:25
• 2. Jeremiah 44:3; Da 9:7-8,14