New American Standard Bible

Nehemiah 9:12-16 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

12. "And with a pillar of cloud You led them by day, And with a pillar of fire by night To light for them the way In which they were to go.

13. "Then You came down on Mount Sinai, And spoke with them from heaven; You gave them just ordinances and true laws, Good statutes and commandments.

14. "So You made known to them Your holy sabbath, And laid down for them commandments, statutes and law, Through Your servant Moses.

15. "You provided bread from heaven for them for their hunger, You brought forth water from a rock for them for their thirst, And You told them to enter in order to possess The land which You swore to give them.

16. "But they, our fathers, acted arrogantly; They became stubborn and would not listen to Your commandments.