KJV_Strong : Nehemiah 1
1. The words[H1697] of Nehemiah[H5166] the son[H1121] of Hachaliah.[H2446] And it came to pass[H1961] in the month[H2320] Chisleu,[H3691] in the twentieth[H6242] year,[H8141] as I[H589] was[H1961] in Shushan[H7800] the palace,[H1002]
2. That Hanani,[H2607] one[H259] of my brethren,[H4480] [H251] came,[H935] he[H1931] and certain men[H376] of Judah;[H4480] [H3063] and I asked[H7592] them concerning[H5921] the Jews[H3064] that had escaped,[H6413] which[H834] were left[H7604] of[H4480] the captivity,[H7628] and concerning[H5921] Jerusalem.[H3389]
3. And they said[H559] unto me, The remnant[H7604] that[H834] are left[H7604] of[H4480] the captivity[H7628] there[H8033] in the province[H4082] are in great[H1419] affliction[H7451] and reproach:[H2781] the wall[H2346] of Jerusalem[H3389] also is broken down,[H6555] and the gates[H8179] thereof are burned[H3341] with fire.[H784]
4. And it came to pass,[H1961] when I heard[H8085] [H853] these[H428] words,[H1697] that I sat down[H3427] and wept,[H1058] and mourned[H56] certain days,[H3117] and fasted,[H1961] [H6684] and prayed[H6419] before[H6440] the God[H430] of heaven,[H8064]
5. And said,[H559] I beseech[H577] thee, O LORD[H3068] God[H430] of heaven,[H8064] the great[H1419] and terrible[H3372] God,[H410] that keepeth[H8104] covenant[H1285] and mercy[H2617] for them that love[H157] him and observe[H8104] his commandments: [H4687]
6. Let thine ear[H241] now[H4994] be[H1961] attentive,[H7183] and thine eyes[H5869] open,[H6605] that thou mayest hear[H8085] [H413] the prayer[H8605] of thy servant,[H5650] which[H834] I[H595] pray[H6419] before[H6440] thee now,[H3117] day[H3119] and night,[H3915] for[H5921] the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478] thy servants,[H5650] and confess[H3034] [H5921] the sins[H2403] of the children[H1121] of Israel,[H3478] which[H834] we have sinned[H2398] against thee: both I[H589] and my father's[H1] house[H1004] have sinned.[H2398]
7. We have dealt very corruptly[H2254] [H2254] against thee, and have not[H3808] kept[H8104] [H853] the commandments,[H4687] nor the statutes,[H2706] nor the judgments,[H4941] which[H834] thou commandedst[H6680] [H853] thy servant[H5650] Moses.[H4872]
8. Remember,[H2142] I beseech[H4994] thee,[H853] the word[H1697] that[H834] thou commandedst[H6680] [H853] thy servant[H5650] Moses,[H4872] saying,[H559] If ye[H859] transgress,[H4603] I[H589] will scatter you abroad[H6327] [H853] among the nations: [H5971]
9. But if ye turn[H7725] unto[H413] me, and keep[H8104] my commandments,[H4687] and do[H6213] them; though[H518] there were[H1961] of you cast out[H5080] unto the uttermost part[H7097] of the heaven,[H8064] yet will I gather[H6908] them from thence,[H4480] [H8033] and will bring[H935] them unto[H413] the place[H4725] that[H834] I have chosen[H977] to set[H7931] [H853] my name[H8034] there.[H8033]
10. Now these[H1992] are thy servants[H5650] and thy people,[H5971] whom[H834] thou hast redeemed[H6299] by thy great[H1419] power,[H3581] and by thy strong[H2389] hand.[H3027]
11. O Lord,[H136] I beseech[H577] thee, let now[H4994] thine ear[H241] be[H1961] attentive[H7183] to[H413] the prayer[H8605] of thy servant,[H5650] and to[H413] the prayer[H8605] of thy servants,[H5650] who desire[H2655] to fear[H3372] [H853] thy name:[H8034] and prosper,[H6743] I pray[H4994] thee, thy servant[H5650] this day,[H3117] and grant[H5414] him mercy[H7356] in the sight[H6440] of this[H2088] man.[H376] For I[H589] was[H1961] the king's[H4428] cupbearer.[H4945]
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