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We have not obeyed the commands, decrees and laws you gave your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />We have sinned terribly by not obeying the commands, decrees, and regulations that you gave us through your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nehemiah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />We have acted very corruptly against you and have not kept the commandments, the statutes, and the rules that you commanded your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have behaved corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that You gave Your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />We have acted very corruptly against You, and have not kept the commandments, the statutes, nor the ordinances which You commanded Your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have acted very corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances which You commanded Your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220We have acted very corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances which You commanded Your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“We have acted very corruptly against Thee and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances which Thou didst command Thy servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nehemiah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />We have worked <i>in</i> utter destruction against You and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments which You commanded Your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nehemiah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />We have acted very corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances which You commanded Your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nehemiah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have acted corruptly toward you and have not kept the commands, statutes, and ordinances you gave your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have acted corruptly toward You and have not kept the commands, statutes, and ordinances You gave Your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nehemiah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />we have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nehemiah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />by choosing to disobey you and the laws and teachings you gave to your servant Moses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nehemiah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />we have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nehemiah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />We have done you a great wrong. We haven't obeyed the commandments, laws, or regulations that you gave us through your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nehemiah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />We have acted wickedly against you and have not done what you commanded. We have not kept the laws which you gave us through Moses, your servant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nehemiah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />We have abandoned you by not keeping your commands, your ceremonies, and your judgments that you proscribed to your servant Moses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nehemiah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have behaved corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that You gave Your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nehemiah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />We have behaved corruptly against you, not obeying the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments that you commanded your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nehemiah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />We have dealt very corruptly against you, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances, which you commanded your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nehemiah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nehemiah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />We have dealt very corruptly against you, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances, which you commanded your servant Moses. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />we have acted very corruptly against You, and have not kept the commands, and the statutes, and the judgments, that You commanded Your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nehemiah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> we have acted very corruptly against Thee, and have not kept the commands, and the statutes, and the judgments, that Thou didst command Moses Thy servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nehemiah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Being perverse, we were perverse against thee, and we watched not the commands and the laws and the judgments which thou didst command Moses thy servant.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nehemiah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />We have been seduced by vanity, and have not kept thy commandments, and ceremonies and judgments, which thou hast commanded thy servant Moses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />We have been seduced by vanity. And we have not kept your commandments and ceremonies and judgments, which you have instructed to your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nehemiah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />We have greatly offended you, not keeping the commandments, the statutes, and the ordinances you entrusted to your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />We have offended you deeply, failing to keep the commandments, the statutes, and the ordinances that you commanded your servant Moses.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And we have not kept all the commandments nor the statutes nor the ordinances which thou didst command thy servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And we have not kept the commandments and the Law that you commanded Moshe your Servant.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nehemiah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />We have dealt very corruptly against Thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances which Thou didst command Thy servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nehemiah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />We have altogether broken <i>covenant</i> with thee, and we have not kept the commandments, and the ordinances, and the judgments, which thou didst command thy servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nehemiah/1-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsQrw7rBvgc?start=78" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/1.htm">Nehemiah's Prayer</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2254.htm" title="2254: ḥă·ḇōl (V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to wind tightly, i.e. To bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain.">We have behaved corruptly</a> <a href="/hebrew/2254.htm" title="2254: ḥā·ḇal·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- A primitive root; to wind tightly, i.e. To bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">against You</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: šā·mar·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">kept</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: ham·miṣ·wōṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">the commandments,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706: ha·ḥuq·qîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Something prescribed or owed, a statute. From chaqaq; an enactment; hence, an appointment.">statutes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: ham·miš·pā·ṭîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Judgment. ">and ordinances</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wî·ṯā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">You gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·de·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">Your servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-5.htm">Daniel 9:5-6</a></span><br />we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances. / We have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, leaders, fathers, and all the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14-15</a></span><br />If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments, / and if you reject My statutes, despise My ordinances, and neglect to carry out all My commandments, and so break My covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15</a></span><br />If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14-16</a></span><br />Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem. / Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23-26</a></span><br />but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you. / Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward. / From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-13.htm">Ezekiel 20:13-16</a></span><br />Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness. / But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out. / Moreover, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-6.htm">Psalm 106:6-7</a></span><br />We have sinned like our fathers; we have done wrong and acted wickedly. / Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a></span><br />Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13-14</a></span><br />Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” / But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Jeremiah 11:7-8</a></span><br />For from the time I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt until today, I strongly warned them again and again, saying, ‘Obey My voice.’ / Yet they would not obey or incline their ears, but each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant I had commanded them to follow but they did not keep.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-6.htm">1 Kings 9:6-9</a></span><br />But if indeed you or your sons turn away from following Me and do not keep the commandments and statutes I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods, / then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples. / And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-12.htm">2 Kings 18:12</a></span><br />This happened because they did not listen to the voice of the LORD their God, but violated His covenant—all that Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded—and would neither listen nor obey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-16.htm">Deuteronomy 31:16-18</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them. / On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’ / And on that day I will surely hide My face because of all the evil they have done by turning to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-53</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">We have dealt very corruptly against you, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which you commanded your servant Moses.</p><p class="hdg">dealt</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/9-29.htm">Nehemiah 9:29-35</a></b></br> And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-6.htm">Psalm 106:6</a></b></br> We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/9-5.htm">Daniel 9:5,6</a></b></br> We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments: … </p><p class="hdg">corruptly</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/27-2.htm">2 Chronicles 27:2</a></b></br> And he did <i>that which was</i> right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/9-9.htm">Hosea 9:9</a></b></br> They have deeply corrupted <i>themselves</i>, as in the days of Gibeah: <i>therefore</i> he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zephaniah/3-7.htm">Zephaniah 3:7</a></b></br> I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, <i>and</i> corrupted all their doings.</p><p class="hdg">the commandments</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/27-34.htm">Leviticus 27:34</a></b></br> These <i>are</i> the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-1.htm">Deuteronomy 4:1</a></b></br> Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do <i>them</i>, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Deuteronomy 5:1</a></b></br> And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them.</p><p class="hdg">which thou</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-5.htm">Deuteronomy 4:5</a></b></br> Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/25-4.htm">2 Chronicles 25:4</a></b></br> But he slew not their children, but <i>did</i> as <i>it is</i> written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/7-6.htm">Ezra 7:6</a></b></br> This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he <i>was</i> a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/10-10.htm">Acted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-22.htm">Command</a> <a href="/ezra/9-11.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-23.htm">Commandedst</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-5.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-5.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-2.htm">Corruptly</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/ezra/7-10.htm">Decisions</a> <a href="/ezra/7-11.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-5.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezra/7-10.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/ezra/9-10.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-5.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/ezra/7-6.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-4.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/ezra/9-14.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/ezra/7-10.htm">Ordinances</a> <a href="/ezra/7-10.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-6.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/ezra/7-11.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-3.htm">Wickedly</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-18.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/9-10.htm">Acted</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-8.htm">Command</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-8.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-8.htm">Commandedst</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/job/34-31.htm">Corruptly</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-10.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Decisions</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-10.htm">Great</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-23.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-8.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/esther/1-15.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Ordinances</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-8.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-33.htm">Wickedly</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-8.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Nehemiah 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/1-1.htm">Nehemiah, understanding by Hanani the misery of Jerusalem, mourns, fasts, and prays</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/1-5.htm">His prayer</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The term "corruptly" suggests a deviation from God's standards, indicating a deep-seated moral and spiritual decay. This confession is part of Nehemiah's prayer, reflecting the biblical principle of repentance as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/daniel/9-5.htm">Daniel 9:5</a> and <a href="/psalms/106-6.htm">Psalm 106:6</a>. The acknowledgment of sin is crucial for restoration and aligns with the broader biblical narrative of Israel's repeated cycle of sin, judgment, repentance, and deliverance.<p><b>and have not kept the commandments, statutes, and ordinances</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the specific areas of disobedience. "Commandments, statutes, and ordinances" refer to the comprehensive body of laws given by God. The commandments are often seen as the moral laws, such as the Ten Commandments. Statutes and ordinances include ceremonial and civil laws. This failure to keep God's law is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, leading to consequences such as exile. It underscores the importance of obedience to God's word, as emphasized in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where blessings and curses are outlined based on Israel's adherence to God's laws.<p><b>that You gave Your servant Moses</b><br>This phrase connects the current situation back to the covenant established through Moses. Moses is a central figure in the Old Testament, serving as the mediator of the Law. The reference to Moses emphasizes the continuity of God's covenantal relationship with Israel. It also serves as a reminder of the historical and spiritual heritage of the Israelites. The giving of the Law at Sinai (Exodus 19-20) was a foundational moment for Israel, establishing them as God's chosen people with a unique identity and purpose. This connection to Moses also foreshadows the coming of Christ, who fulfills the Law and the Prophets (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nehemiah.htm">Nehemiah</a></b><br>A Jewish cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes, Nehemiah is the central figure in the book. He is deeply concerned about the welfare of Jerusalem and its people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city of Jerusalem is in ruins during Nehemiah's time, symbolizing the spiritual and physical desolation of the Jewish people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The servant of God who received the Law, including commandments, statutes, and ordinances, which the Israelites were to follow.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who have strayed from His commandments, leading to their current state of distress and exile.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God who gave the Law to Moses and desires obedience from His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/acknowledgment_of_sin.htm">Acknowledgment of Sin</a></b><br>Nehemiah's confession highlights the importance of recognizing and admitting our sins before God. True repentance begins with acknowledging where we have gone astray.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_god's_law.htm">The Importance of God's Law</a></b><br>The reference to commandments, statutes, and ordinances underscores the need for believers to know and adhere to God's Word. It serves as a guide for righteous living.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/corporate_responsibility.htm">Corporate Responsibility</a></b><br>Nehemiah's prayer includes himself in the sins of the nation, teaching us about the importance of intercessory prayer and taking responsibility for the spiritual state of our communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite the people's unfaithfulness, God remains faithful to His covenant. This encourages us to trust in God's promises and seek His forgiveness and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_through_obedience.htm">Restoration through Obedience</a></b><br>The path to restoration involves returning to God's commandments and living in obedience. This is a call to align our lives with God's will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nehemiah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nehemiah 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_differ_solomon's_temple_styles.htm">Why do biblical descriptions of Solomon's temple differ from contemporary architectural styles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'sheep_without_a_shepherd'.htm">Who is the author of Leviticus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_all_hear_the_law_in_neh._8_1-3.htm">How could the entire community realistically gather and hear the Law for hours, as stated in Nehemiah 8:1–3? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_paul's_celibacy_view_against_genesis.htm">In 1 Corinthians 7:7-8, is Paul's preference for celibacy contradictory to the Genesis command to 'be fruitful and multiply'?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nehemiah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">We have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments</span>. The ordinances of the Law are frequently summed up under these three heads (<a href="/deuteronomy/5-31.htm">Deuteronomy 5:31</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Deuteronomy 6:1</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/11-1.htm">Deuteronomy 11:1</a>, etc.); but it would be a mistake to regard them as constituting a logical division of the various precepts contained in the Pentateuch, or to suppose that every precept is to be referred absolutely to one or other of the three. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/1-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">We have behaved corruptly</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲבֹ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·ḇōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2254.htm">Strong's 2254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wind tightly, to bind, a pledge, to pervert, destroy, to writhe in pain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against You</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">and have not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">kept</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֣רְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mar·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the commandments,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּצְוֺ֗ת</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miṣ·wōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Commandment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">statutes,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽחֻקִּים֙</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥuq·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2706.htm">Strong's 2706: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prescribed or owed, a statute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and ordinances</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miš·pā·ṭîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You gave</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוִּ֖יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your servant</span><br /><span class="heb">עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḇ·de·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/1-7.htm">Nehemiah 1:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/1-7.htm">Nehemiah 1:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nehemiah/1-7.htm">Nehemiah 1:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/1-7.htm">Nehemiah 1:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/1-7.htm">Nehemiah 1:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/1-7.htm">Nehemiah 1:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/1-7.htm">Nehemiah 1:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/1-7.htm">Nehemiah 1:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/1-7.htm">Nehemiah 1:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nehemiah/1-7.htm">Nehemiah 1:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nehemiah/1-7.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 1:7 We have dealt very corruptly against you (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/1-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 1:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 1:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/1-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 1:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 1:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>