Nehemiah 9:27

27 You turned them over to their enemies, who made life rough for them. But when they called out for help in their troubles you listened from heaven; And in keeping with your bottomless compassion you gave them saviors: Saviors who saved them from the cruel abuse of their enemies.

Nehemiah 9:27 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 9:27

Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their
enemies, who vexed them
As the kings of Mesopotamia, Moab, Canaan, and others:

and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee;
as they usually did, ( Judges 3:9 Judges 3:15 ) ( 4:3 ) ( Judges 6:6 Judges 6:7 ) ,

thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies
thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hands of their
enemies;
such were judges, Othniel, Ehud, Barak, Gideon and this was, done for them, not on account of their merits, but the abundant unmerited mercy of the Lord towards them.

Nehemiah 9:27 In-Context

25 They took strong cities and fertile fields, they took over well-furnished houses, Cisterns, vineyards, olive groves, and lush, extensive orchards. And they ate, grew fat on the fat of the land; they reveled in your bountiful goodness.

26 But then they mutinied, rebelled against you, threw out your laws and killed your prophets, The very prophets who tried to get them back on your side - and then things went from bad to worse.

27 You turned them over to their enemies, who made life rough for them. But when they called out for help in their troubles you listened from heaven; And in keeping with your bottomless compassion you gave them saviors: Saviors who saved them from the cruel abuse of their enemies.

28 But as soon as they had it easy again they were right back at it - more evil. So you turned away and left them again to their fate, to the enemies who came right back. They cried out to you again; in your great compassion you heard and helped them again. This went on over and over and over.

29 ou warned them to return to your Revelation, they responded with haughty arrogance: They flouted your commands, spurned your rules - the very words by which men and women live! They set their jaws in defiance, they turned their backs on you and didn't listen.