Nehemiah 13:17

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Summary

Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?

I contended

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I contended

Then I contended with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together and set them in their place.

And I consulted with myself; and I remonstrated with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother! And I set a great assembly against them.

{A Psalm of Asaph.} God standeth in the assembly of God, he judgeth among the gods.

They that forsake the law praise the wicked; but such as keep the law contend with them.

Hear the word of Jehovah, rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, people of Gomorrah!

I will go unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they know the way of Jehovah, the judgment of their God; but these have altogether broken the yoke, have burst the bonds.

Say unto the king and to the queen: Humble yourselves, sit down low; for from your heads shall come down the crown of your magnificence.

and say, Hear the word of Jehovah, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people who enter in through these gates.

And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know judgment?