Nehemiah 9:27

27 so you let their enemies conquer and rule them. In their trouble they called to you for help, and you answered them from heaven. In your great mercy you sent them leaders who rescued them from their foes.

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 Your people captured fortified cities, fertile land, houses full of wealth, cisterns already dug, olive trees, fruit trees, and vineyards. They ate all they wanted and grew fat; they enjoyed all the good things you gave them.

26 "But your people rebelled and disobeyed you; they turned their backs on your Law. They killed the prophets who warned them, who told them to turn back to you. They insulted you time after time,

27 so you let their enemies conquer and rule them. In their trouble they called to you for help, and you answered them from heaven. In your great mercy you sent them leaders who rescued them from their foes.

28 When peace returned, they sinned again, and again you let their enemies conquer them. Yet when they repented and asked you to save them, in heaven you heard, and time after time you rescued them in your great mercy.

29 You warned them to obey your teachings, but in pride they rejected your laws, although keeping your Law is the way to life. Hard-headed and stubborn, they refused to obey.