Nehemiah 1 – Bible | Equip God’s People

World English Bible Classic

^[1] The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah.Now in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the palace, ^[2] Hanani, one of my brothers, came, he and certain men out of Judah; and I asked them about the Jews who had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. ^[3] They said to me, “The remnant who are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem is also broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.” ^[4] When I heard these words, I sat down and wept, and mourned several days; and I fasted and prayed before the God^§ of heaven, ^[5] and said, “I beg you, Yahweh,^§ the God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his commandments, ^[6] let your ear now be attentive and your eyes open, that you may listen to the prayer of your servant which I pray before you at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel your servants, while I confess the sins of the children of Israel which we have sinned against you. Yes, I and my father’s house have sinned. ^[7] We have dealt very corruptly against you, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances, which you commanded your servant Moses. ^[8] “Remember, I beg you, the word that you commanded your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you trespass, I will scatter you among the peoples; ^[9] but if you return to me, and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts were in the uttermost part of the heavens, yet I will gather them from there, and will bring them to the place that I have chosen, to cause my name to dwell there.’ ^[10] “Now these are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power and by your strong hand. ^[11] Lord,^§ I beg you, let your ear be attentive now to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name; and please prosper your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.”Now I was cup bearer to the king.

Footnotes

The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
“Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”

King James Version

^[1] The wordsH1697 of NehemiahH5166 the sonH1121 of Hachaliah.H2446 And it came to pass in the monthH2320 Chisleu,H3691 in the twentiethH6242 year,H8141 as I was in ShushanH7800 the palace,H1002 ^[2] That Hanani,H2607 oneH259 of my brethren,H251 came,H935(QalImpf) he and [certain] menH582 of Judah;H3063 and I askedH7592(QalImpf) them concerning the JewsH3064 that had escaped,H6413 which were leftH7604(NiphPerf) of the captivity,H7628 and concerning Jerusalem.H3389 ^[3] And they saidH559(QalImpf) unto me, The remnantH7604(NiphPtc) that are leftH7604(NiphPerf) of the captivityH7628 there in the provinceH4082 [are] in greatH1419 afflictionH7451 and reproach:H2781 the wallH2346 of JerusalemH3389 also [is] broken down,H6555(PualPtc) and the gatesH8179 thereof are burnedH3341(NiphPerf) with fire.H784 ^[4] And it came to pass, when I heardH8085(QalInf) these words,H1697 that I sat downH3427(QalPerf) and wept,H1058(QalImpf) and mournedH56(HithImpf) [certain] days,H3117 and fasted,H6684(QalActPtc) and prayedH6419(HithPtc) beforeH6440 the GodH430 of heaven,H8064 ^[5] And said,H559(QalImpf) I beseechH577 thee, O LordH3068 GodH430 of heaven,H8064 the greatH1419 and terribleH3372(NiphPtc) God,H410 that keepethH8104(QalActPtc) covenantH1285 and mercyH2617 for them that loveH157(QalActPtc) him and observeH8104(QalActPtc) his commandments:H4687 ^[6] Let thine earH241 now be attentive,H7183 and thine eyesH5869 open,H6605(QalPasPtc) that thou mayest hearH8085(QalInf) the prayerH8605 of thy servant,H5650 which I prayH6419(HithPtc) beforeH6440 thee now,H3117 dayH3119 and night,H3915 for the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 thy servants,H5650 and confessH3034(HithPtc) the sinsH2403 of the childrenH1121 of Israel,H3478 which we have sinnedH2398(QalPerf) against thee: both I and my father’sH1 houseH1004 have sinned.H2398(QalPerf) ^[7] We have dealt veryH2254(QalInf) corruptlyH2254(QalPerf) against thee, and have not keptH8104(QalPerf) the commandments,H4687 nor the statutes,H2706 nor the judgments,H4941 which thou commandedstH6680(PielPerf) thy servantH5650 Moses.H4872 ^[8] Remember,H2142(QalImpv) I beseech thee, the wordH1697 that thou commandedstH6680(PielPerf) thy servantH5650 Moses,H4872 saying,H559(QalInf) [If] ye transgress,H4603(QalImpf) I will scatter you abroadH6327(HiphImpf) among the nations:H5971 ^[9] But [if] ye turnH7725(QalPerf) unto me, and keepH8104(QalPerf) my commandments,H4687 and doH6213(QalPerf) them; though there were of you cast outH5080(NiphPtc) unto the uttermost partH7097 of the heaven,H8064 [yet] will I gatherH6908(PielImpf) them from thence, and will bringH935(HiphPerf) them unto the placeH4725 that I have chosenH977(QalPerf) to setH7931(PielInf) my nameH8034 there. ^[10] Now these [are] thy servantsH5650 and thy people,H5971 whom thou hast redeemedH6299(QalPerf) by thy greatH1419 power,H3581 and by thy strongH2389 hand.H3027 ^[11] O Lord,H136 I beseechH577 thee, let now thine earH241 be attentiveH7183 to the prayerH8605 of thy servant,H5650 and to the prayerH8605 of thy servants,H5650 who desireH2655 to fearH3372(QalInf) thy name:H8034 and prosper,H6743(HiphImpv) I pray thee, thy servantH5650 this day,H3117 and grantH5414(QalImpv) him mercyH7356 in the sightH6440 of this man.H376 For I was the king’sH4428 cupbearer.H8248(HiphPtc)

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