Nehemiah 9:35
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And they have not served thee in their kingdoms, and in thy manifold goodness, which thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land, which thou deliveredst before them, nor did they return from their most wicked devices.

For they.

Deuteronomy 28:47 Because thou didst not serve the Lord thy God with joy and gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things:

Jeremiah 5:19 And if you shall say: Why hath the Lord our God done all these things to us? thou shalt say to them: As you have forsaken me, and served a strange god in your own land, so shall you serve strangers in a land that is not your own.

Romans 3:4,5 But God is true and every man a liar, as it is written: That thou mayest be justified in thy words and mayest overcome when thou art judged. . . .

in their kingdom.

thy great.

Nehemiah 9:25 And they took strong cities and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods: cisterns made by others, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: and they ate, and were filled, and became fat, and abounded with delight in thy great goodness.

fat land.

Deuteronomy 8:7-10 For the Lord thy God will bring thee into a good land, of brooks and of waters, and of fountains: in the plains of which and the hills deep rivers break out: . . .

Deuteronomy 31:21 And after many evils and afflictions shall have come upon them, this canticle shall answer them for a testimony, which no oblivion shall take away out of the mouth of their seed. For I know their thoughts, and what they are about to do this day, before that I bring them into the land which I have promised them.

Deuteronomy 32:12-15 The Lord alone was his leader: and there was no strange god with him. . . .

Context
The People Confess Their Sins
34Our kings, our princes, our priests, and our fathers have not kept thy law, and have not minded thy commandments, and thy testimonies which thou hast testified among them. 35And they have not served thee in their kingdoms, and in thy manifold goodness, which thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land, which thou deliveredst before them, nor did they return from their most wicked devices.36Behold we ourselves this day are bondmen: and the land, which thou gavest our fathers, to eat the bread thereof, and the good things thereof, and we ourselves are servants in it.…
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:47
Because thou didst not serve the Lord thy God with joy and gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things:

Nehemiah 9:25
And they took strong cities and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods: cisterns made by others, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: and they ate, and were filled, and became fat, and abounded with delight in thy great goodness.

Nehemiah 9:34
Our kings, our princes, our priests, and our fathers have not kept thy law, and have not minded thy commandments, and thy testimonies which thou hast testified among them.

Isaiah 63:7
I will remember the tender mercies of the Lord, the praise of the Lord for all the things that the Lord hath bestowed upon us, and for the multitude of his good things to the house of Israel, which he hath given them according to his kindness, and according to the multitude of his mercies.

Lexicon
For even while
וְהֵ֣ם (wə·hêm)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: They

they were in their kingdom,
בְּמַלְכוּתָם֩ (bə·mal·ḵū·ṯām)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4438: Royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom

with the abundant
הָרָ֜ב (hā·rāḇ)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7227: Much, many, great

goodness
וּבְטוּבְךָ֨ (ū·ḇə·ṭū·ḇə·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2898: Good, goodness, beauty, gladness, welfare

You had given
נָתַ֣תָּ (nā·ṯa·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

them,
לָהֶ֗ם (lā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

and in the spacious
הָרְחָבָ֧ה (hā·rə·ḥā·ḇāh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7342: Wide, broad

and fertile
וְהַשְּׁמֵנָ֛ה (wə·haš·šə·mê·nāh)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8082: Greasy, gross, rich

land
וּבְאֶ֨רֶץ (ū·ḇə·’e·reṣ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

You set
נָתַ֥תָּ (nā·ṯa·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

before them,
לִפְנֵיהֶ֖ם (lip̄·nê·hem)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

they would not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

serve You
עֲבָד֑וּךָ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏū·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave

or turn
שָׁ֔בוּ (šā·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

from their wicked
הָרָעִֽים׃ (hā·rā·‘îm)
Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7451: Bad, evil

ways.
מִמַּֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֖ם (mim·ma·‘al·lê·hem)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4611: A deed, practice


Additional Translations
For even while they were in their kingdom, with the abundant goodness You had given them, and in the spacious and fertile land You set before them, they would not serve You or turn from their wicked ways.For they have not served you in their kingdom, and in your great goodness that you gave them, and in the large and fat land which you gave before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.

For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.

And they did not serve thee in thy kingdom, and in thy great goodness which thou gavest to them, and in the large and fat land which thou didst furnish before them, and they turned not from their evil devices.

And they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land that thou didst set before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.

For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.

For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.

For they have not served you in their kingdom, and in your great goodness that you gave them, and in the large and rich land which you gave before them, neither did they turn from their wicked works.

and they, in their kingdom, and in Thine abundant goodness, that Thou hast given to them, and in the land, the large and the fat, that Thou hast set before them, have not served Thee, nor turned back from their evil doings.
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