Nehemiah 1
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Nehemiah 1:4-6

4When I heardH8085 theseH428 wordsH1697, 1I satH3427 downH3427 and weptH1058 and mournedH56 for daysH3117; and I was fastingH6684 and prayingH6419 beforeH6440 2the GodH430 of heavenH8064.

5I saidH559, “I beseechH577 You, O LordH3068 GodH430 of heavenH8064, 3the greatH1419 and awesomeH3372 GodH410, 4who preservesH8104 the covenantH1285 and lovingkindnessH2617 for those who loveH157 Him and keepH8104 His commandmentsH4687,

65let Your earH241 nowH4994 be attentiveH7183 and Your eyesH5869 openH6605 to hearH8085 the prayerH8605 of Your servantH5650 whichH834 I am prayingH6419 beforeH6440 You nowH3117, dayH3119 and nightH3915, on behalfH5921 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 Your servantsH5650, 6confessingH3034 the sinsH2403 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 whichH834 we have sinnedH2398 against You; 7I and my father’sH1 houseH1004 have sinnedH2398.

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Notes

  1. 1. Nehemiah 1:4 Ezra 9:3; 10:1 ↩
  2. 2. Nehemiah 1:4 Neh 2:4 ↩
  3. 3. Nehemiah 1:5 Neh 4:14; 9:32; Dan 9:4 ↩
  4. 4. Nehemiah 1:5 Ex 20:6; Ps 89:2, 3 ↩
  5. 5. Nehemiah 1:6 Dan 9:17 ↩
  6. 6. Nehemiah 1:6 Ezra 10:1; Dan 9:20 ↩
  7. 7. Nehemiah 1:6 2 Chr 29:6 ↩

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