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Nehemiah · read by John Piper
10 verses, in order. Only the verses John read aloud are shown.
Nehemiah 8
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Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands uplifted, all the people said, "Amen, Amen!" Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.Read from ESV · The Supremacy and Sweetness of God： Community Worship Service
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The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places.Read from ESV · Gravity and Gladness on Sunday Morning - Lesson 3b
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So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read.Read from ESV · The Supremacy and Sweetness of God： Community Worship Service
Nehemiah 9
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You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day.Read from ESV · Responding to God According to His Word
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But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments.Read from ESV · Responding to God According to His Word
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But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.Read from ESV · Responding to God According to His Word
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So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.Read from ESV · Responding to God According to His Word
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But in Your great compassion, You did not put an end to them; nor did You forsake them, for You are a gracious and compassionate God.Read from ESV · Responding to God According to His Word
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So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness— here we are as slaves!Read from ESV · Responding to God According to His Word
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Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.Read from ESV · Responding to God According to His Word