~ us because of ~ 06_JOS_09_20  This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them. #, 16_NEH_09_37  And 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. #, 23_ISA_64_07  And [there is] none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee, for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities. #,