"And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in th…" — Nehemiah 9:17

Nehemiah 9:17 · KJV

“And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou {art} a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not. {a God...: Heb. a God of pardons}”

— Nehemiah 9:17

Verse 16

But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,

Verse 18

Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This {is} thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;

Nehemiah 9 — Context

And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them. {which...: Heb. which thou hadst lift up thine hand to give them}

But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,

And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou {art} a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not. {a God...: Heb. a God of pardons}

Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This {is} thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;

Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.

Cross References

Psalms 86:5

For thou, Lord, {art} good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

Joel 2:13

And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he {is} gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

Psalms 145:8-9

The LORD {is} gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. {of great...: Heb. great in mercy}

Psalms 86:15

But thou, O Lord, {art} a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

Micah 7:18-19

Who {is} a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth {in} mercy.

Psalms 78:42-43

They remembered not his hand, {nor} the day when he delivered them from the enemy. {from...: or, from affliction}

Psalms 78:38

But he, {being} full of compassion, forgave {their} iniquity, and destroyed {them} not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

1 Kings 6:13

And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.