Nehemiah 9:33
Good News Translation
You have done right to punish us; you have been faithful, even though we have sinned.

New Revised Standard Version
You have been just in all that has come upon us, for you have dealt faithfully and we have acted wickedly;

Contemporary English Version
You have always been fair when you punished us for our sins.

New American Bible
In all that has come upon us you have been just, for you kept faith while we have done evil.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou art just in all things that have come upon us: because thou hast done truth, but we have done wickedly.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And thou art just in all things that have come upon us: because thou hast done truth, but we have done wickedly.

Howbeit.

Genesis 18:25 Far be it from thee to do this thing, and to slay the just with the wicked, and for the just to be in like case as the wicked; this is not beseeming thee: thou who judgest all the earth, wilt not make this judgment.

Job 34:23 For it is no longer in the power of man to enter into judgment with God.

Psalm 119:137 Thou art just, O Lord: and thy judgment is right.

Psalm 145:17 The Lord is just in all his ways: and holy in all his works.

Jeremiah 12:1 Thou indeed, O Lord, art just, if I plead with thee, but yet I will speak what is just to thee: Why doth the way of the wicked prosper: why is it well with all them that transgress, and do wickedly?

Lamentations 1:18 Sade. The Lord is just, for I have provoked his mouth to wrath: hear, I pray you, all ye people, and see my sorrow: my virgins, and my young men are gone into captivity.

Daniel 9:5-14 We have sinned, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly, and have revolted: and we have gone aside from thy commandments, and thy judgments. . . .

but we.

Leviticus 26:40,41 Until they confess their iniquities, and the iniquities of their ancestors, whereby they have transgressed against me, and walked contrary unto me. . . .

Job 33:27 He shall look upon men, and shall say: I have sinned, and indeed I have offended, and I have not received what I have deserved.

Psalm 106:6 We have sinned with our fathers: we have acted unjustly, we have wrought iniquity.

Daniel 9:5-10 We have sinned, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly, and have revolted: and we have gone aside from thy commandments, and thy judgments. . . .

Context
The People Confess Their Sins
32Now therefore our God, great, strong, and terrible, who keepest covenant and mercy, turn not away from thy face all the labour which hath come upon us, upon our kings, and our princes, and our priests, and our prophets, and our fathers, and all the people from the days of the king of Assur, until this day. 33And thou art just in all things that have come upon us: because thou hast done truth, but we have done wickedly.34Our kings, our princes, our priests, and our fathers have not kept thy law, and have not minded thy commandments, and thy testimonies which thou hast testified among them.…
Cross References
Genesis 18:25
Far be it from thee to do this thing, and to slay the just with the wicked, and for the just to be in like case as the wicked; this is not beseeming thee: thou who judgest all the earth, wilt not make this judgment.

Ezra 9:15
O Lord God of Israel, thou art just: for we remain yet to be saved as at this day. Behold we are before thee in our sin, for there can be no standing before thee in this matter.

Nehemiah 9:34
Our kings, our princes, our priests, and our fathers have not kept thy law, and have not minded thy commandments, and thy testimonies which thou hast testified among them.

Psalm 119:137
Thou art just, O Lord: and thy judgment is right.

Jeremiah 12:1
Thou indeed, O Lord, art just, if I plead with thee, but yet I will speak what is just to thee: Why doth the way of the wicked prosper: why is it well with all them that transgress, and do wickedly?

Jeremiah 44:3
Because of the wickedness which they have committed, to provoke me to wrath, and to go and offer sacrifice, and worship other gods, which neither they, nor you, nor your fathers knew.

Daniel 9:5
We have sinned, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly, and have revolted: and we have gone aside from thy commandments, and thy judgments.

Nehemiah 9:32
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