Nehemiah 9

^{1 a} Meaning, thy seruant.

^{1 !} The people repent & forsake their strange wiues.

^{2 /} Ebr. strange children.

^{3 b} Thei made confession of their sinnes & vsed praiers.

^{5 !} The Leuites exhorte them to praise God.

^{6 !} Declaring his wonders.

^{21 c} Thogh the way was tedious & long.

^{22 d} Meaning the heathen whome he droue out.

^{26 e} Taking heauen and earth to witnes that God wolde destroy them, except thei returned as {2 Chro. 24,19}

^{26 !} And their ingratitude.

^{28 f} He declareth how Gods mercies euer contended with the wickednes of the people, who euer in their prosperitie forgate God.

^{29 g} Which is a similitude taken of oxen, that shrinke at the yoke or burden, as {Zach. 7,11}

^{29 h} When thou didest admonish them by thy Prophets.

^{30 !} And Gods great mercies toward them.

^{30 /} Ebr. thou didst prolong vpon them many yeres.

^{32 i} By whome we were led away into captiuitie, & haue bene appointed to be slaine, as {Ester. 3,13}

^{33 k} He confesseth that all these things came to them justely for their sinnes, but he appealeth from Gods justice to his mercies.

^{34 l} That thou woldest destroy them, except thei wolde returne to thee.

^{36 m} That is, to be the lords thereof.

^{38 n} Thus by affliction they promes to kepe Gods commandements, whereunto they colde not be broght by Gods great benefites.