Nehemiah 9:16-18

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁶ But our ancestors acted arrogantly;
they became stiff-necked and did not listen to your commands.
¹⁷ They refused to listen
and did not remember your wonders
you performed among them.^(A)
They became stiff-necked and appointed a leader
to return to their slavery in Egypt.^[a](B)
But you are a forgiving God,
gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and abounding in faithful love,^(C)
and you did not abandon them.
¹⁸ Even after they had cast an image of a calf
for themselves and said,
“This is your god who brought you out of Egypt,”^(D)
and they had committed terrible blasphemies,