Nehemiah

Nehemiah 1 ©

1 Nehemiah, informed by Hanani concerning the afflicted state of Jerusalem, mourneth, fasteth, and prayeth. 5 His prayer.

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THE words of aNehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in bthe month Chisleu, in the ctwentieth year, as I was in dShushan the palace,

a ch. 10.1.
b Ezr. 10.9. Zec. 7.1.
c ch. 2.1. Ezr. 7.7.
d Es. 1.2. Da. 8.2.
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That eHanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

e ch. 7.2.
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And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the fprovince are gin great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also his broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.

f Ezr. 2.1; 5.8.
g Is. 32.10. Ps. 44.11-16.
h 2Ki. 25.10. Je. 5.10; 39.8; 52.13. ch. 2.13.
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¶And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I isat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,

i 1Sa. 4.19,22. Zep. 3.18. Ro. 12.15. Ps. 69.9. La. 2.10. Ezr. 9. Da. 9.
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And said, I beseech thee, jO LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, kthat keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:

j ch. 4.14. De. 7.21. 1Ch. 17.21. Ps. 47.2.
k Da. 9.4. De. 7.9,12. 1Ki. 8.22. Ex. 20.6. ch. 9.32. Ps. 89.2,28,33,34.
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Let lthine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, mday and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and nconfess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.

l 1Ki. 8.29. Ps. 34.15; 130.2; 119.132. v.11.
m Ps. 55.17. Ep. 6.18. Lu. 18.1-7.
n Le. 26.40,41. Je. 3.13. Ps. 51.4. Ezr. 10.1.
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We ohave dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.

o Da. 9.4-16. Ezr. 9.5-15.
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pRemember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, qIf ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:

p Ps. 119.49; 105.8. Is. 43.26.
q Le. 26.33. De. 4.25-27; 28.64.
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rBut if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; sthough there were of you cast out unto the *uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the tplace that I have chosen to set my name there.

r Le. 26.39-42. De. 4.29-31; 30.2,3.
s De. 30.4; 12.5.
t Ps. 78.68,69; 132.13,14. 2Ch. 6.6.
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Now these are uthy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.

u Ex. 19.5-7; 6.1; 13.9; 14.8; 32.11.
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O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.