Nehemiah 9:26 meaning and explanation

But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.

Nehemiah 9:26, Berean Standard Bible

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The Levites are leading Israel in a long prayer of confession, and here they summarize the era of the judges and kings. The people flung God's law behind their backs, a picture of contempt, treating his instruction as worthless.

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