Nehemiah 9:33

just The same epithet as that rendered -righteous" (c̣addîq) in Nehemiah 9:8. See also Ezra 9:15.

brought R.V. come.

done right R.V. dealt truly. Literally -truth" (LXX. ἀλήθειαν. Vulg. -veritatem"), i.e. Thou hast fulfilled thy word both in blessing and punishment: but we have been unfaithful to the covenant. Cf. Daniel 9:14, -For the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth, and we have not obeyed his voice." The pronoun -we" is emphatic; the speakers pass from reference to their forefathers, in order to accept for themselves the responsibility of association with the nation's guilt.