Nehemiah 9:26-31 - Israel's Rebellion

²⁶ But they were disobedient and rebelled against You, and cast Your Law behind their backs. And they killed Your prophets who testified against them to turn them to You, and they worked great blasphemies. ²⁷ And You delivered them into the hand of their enemies, who troubled them. And in the time of their trouble, they cried to You, and You heard from Heaven. And according to Your manifold mercies, You gave them deliverers, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies. ²⁸ But after they had rest, they did evil again before You, and You left them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the rule over them. But they returned and cried to You, and You heard from Heaven. And many times You delivered them according to Your mercies, ²⁹ and testified against them that You might bring them again to Your Law. But they acted proudly and did not listen to Your commandments, but sinned against Your judgments (which if a man do, he shall live in them), and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear. ³⁰ And many years You had patience with them, and testified against them by Your Spirit, by Your prophets, but they would not give ear. And You gave them into the hand of the people of the lands. ³¹ But for Your great mercies, You did not completely destroy them nor forsake them. For You are a gracious and merciful God.

¹⁵ But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked. You grew fat, thick, and satisfied. Then he forsook God who made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. ¹⁶ They provoked Him to jealousy with strange gods; with abominations they provoked Him to anger. ¹⁷ They sacrificed to devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new ones newly come up, whom your fathers did not fear. ¹⁸ You forgot the Rock who brought you forth, and ceased to care for God who formed you.