9Nehemiah 9:38

36Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it:Select Nehemiah 9:36

37And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.Select Nehemiah 9:37

38And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it.Select Nehemiah 9:38