Nehemiah 1:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Nehemiah 1:3

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,

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Interlinear Bible for Nehemiah 1:3:

And they said
'amar (#559) unto me, The remnant
sha'ar (#7604) that
'aher (#834) are left
sha'ar (#7604) of
min (#4480) the captivity
shbiy (#7628) there
sham (#8033) in the province
mdiynah (#4082) are in great
gadowl (#1419) affliction
ra` (#7451) and reproach:
cherpah (#2781) the wall
chowmah (#2346) of Jerusalem
Yruwshalaim (#3389) also is broken down,
parats (#6555) and the gates
sha`ar (#8179) thereof are burned
yatsath (#3341) with fire.
'esh (#784)

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