TSK · Nehemiah 9:30

The king of Assyria carried Israel away to Assyria, and put them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,

Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again to Yahweh; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.

"Now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments,

"Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against you, and cast your law behind their back, and killed your prophets that testified against them to turn them again to you, and they committed awful blasphemies.

But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

Who gave Jacob as plunder, and Israel to the robbers? Didn't Yahweh, he against whom we have sinned? For they would not walk in his ways, and they disobeyed his law.

Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt to this day, I have sent to you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them:

The captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, Yahweh your God pronounced this evil on this place;

But they didn't listen, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods.

Yahweh has done that which he purposed; he has fulfilled his word that he commanded in the days of old; He has thrown down, and has not pitied: He has caused the enemy to rejoice over you; he has exalted the horn of your adversaries.

It has come to pass that, as he called, and they refused to listen, so they will call, and I will not listen," said Yahweh of Armies;

For a period of about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.

Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.