Neh 9:32 | NET2full | STEP | “So now , our God —the great , powerful , and awesome God , who keeps covenant fidelity —do not regard as inconsequential all the hardship that has befallen us—our kings , our leaders , our priests , our prophets , our ancestors , and all your people —from the days of the kings of Assyria until this very day .

‏ Nehemiah 9:32

32 “So now, our God—the great, powerful, and awesome God, who keeps covenant fidelity ^{▼▼tn Heb “the covenant and loyal love.” The expression is a hendiadys. The second noun retains its full nominal sense, while the first functions adjectivally: “the covenant and loyalty” = covenant fidelity.} —do not regard as inconsequential ^{▼▼tn Heb “do not let it seem small in your sight.”} all the hardship that has befallen us—our kings, our leaders, our priests, our prophets, our ancestors, and all your people—from the days of the kings of Assyria until this very day.