Nehemiah 9:10

9:10 You performed awesome signs ¹  against Pharaoh, against his servants, and against all the people of his land, for you knew that the Egyptians ²  had acted presumptuously ³  against them. You made for yourself a name that is celebrated to this day.

Nehemiah 9:30

9:30 You prolonged your kindness ⁴  with them for many years, and you solemnly admonished them by your Spirit through your prophets. Still they paid no attention, ⁵  so you delivered them into the hands of the neighboring peoples. ⁶ 

Nehemiah 13:21

13:21 But I warned them and said, ⁷  “Why do you spend the night by the wall? If you repeat this, I will forcibly remove you!” ⁸  From that time on they did not show up on the Sabbath. ⁹ 

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¹ tn Heb “signs and wonders.” This phrase is a hendiadys. The second noun functions adjectivally, while the first noun retains its full nominal sense: “awesome signs” or “miraculous signs.”

² tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Egyptians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Or “arrogantly” (so NASB); NRSV “insolently.”

⁴ tn The Hebrew expression here is elliptical. The words “your kindness” are not included in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Heb “did not give ear to.”

⁶ tn Heb “the peoples of the lands.”

⁷ tn The Hebrew text includes the words “to them,” but they have been excluded from the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁸ tn Heb “I will send a hand on you.”

⁹ sn This statement contains a great deal of restrained humor. The author clearly takes pleasure in the effectiveness of the measures that he had enacted.