Nehemiah Prays for His People
1 The words of aNehemiah the son of Hachaliah. It came to pass in the month of Chislev, in the btwentieth year, as I was in cShushan the citadel,
2 that aHanani one of my brethren came with men from Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who had survived the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
3 And they said to me, “The survivors who are left from the captivity in the aprovince are there in great distress and breproach. cThe wall of Jerusalem dis also broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.”
4 So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
5 And I said: “I pray, aLord God of heaven, O great and bawesome God, cYou who keep Your covenant and mercy with those who love1 You and observe Your commandments,
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of words in Nehemiah 1:2:
Brethren {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Captivity {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Captivity {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Concerning {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Jews {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
One {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Jerusalem {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jerusalem {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Judah {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Judah {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
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