NET Bible
"You are righteous with regard to all that has happened to us, for you have acted faithfully. It is we who have been in the wrong!"
— Nehemiah 9:33, NET Bible
“Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:”
“Howbeit thou art just in all that is come upon us; for thou hast dealt truly, but we have done wickedly; ”
“However you are just in all that is come on us; for you have dealt truly, but we have done wickedly;”
“And thou art just in all things that have come upon us: because thou hast done truth, but we have done wickedly.”
“But still, you have been in the right in everything which has come on us; you have been true to us, but we have done evil:”
“Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:”
You prolonged your kindness with them for many years, and you solemnly admonished them by your Spirit through your prophets. Still they paid no attention, so you delivered them into the hands of the neighboring peoples.
However, due to your abundant mercy you did not do away with them altogether; you did not abandon them. For you are a merciful and compassionate God.
“So now, our God– the great, powerful, and awesome God, who keeps covenant fidelity– do not regard as inconsequential all the hardship that has befallen us– our kings, our leaders, our priests, our prophets, our ancestors, and all your people– from the days of the kings of Assyria until this very day!
You are righteous with regard to all that has happened to us, for you have acted faithfully. It is we who have been in the wrong!
Our kings, our leaders, our priests, and our ancestors have not kept your law. They have not paid attention to your commandments or your testimonies by which you have solemnly admonished them.
Even when they were in their kingdom and benefiting from your incredible goodness that you had lavished on them in the spacious and fertile land you had set before them, they did not serve you, nor did they turn from their evil practices.
“So today we are slaves! In the very land you gave to our ancestors to eat its fruit and to enjoy its good things– we are slaves!