1:1 The words 1697 of Nehemiah 5166 the son 1121 of Hachaliah 2446. And it came to pass in the month 2320 Chisleu 3691, in the twentieth 6242 year 8141, as I was in Shushan 7800 the palace 1002,

1:2 That Hanani 2607, one 259 of my brethren 251, came 935 8799, he and [certain] men 582 of Judah 3063; and I asked 7592 8799 them concerning the Jews 3064 that had escaped 6413, which were left 7604 8738 of the captivity 7628, and concerning Jerusalem 3389.

1:3 And they said 559 8799 unto me, The remnant 7604 8737 that are left 7604 8738 of the captivity 7628 there in the province 4082 [are] in great 1419 affliction 7451 and reproach 2781: the wall 2346 of Jerusalem 3389 also [is] broken down 6555 8794, and the gates 8179 thereof are burned 3341 8738 with fire 784.

1:4 And it came to pass, when I heard 8085 8800 these words 1697, that I sat down 3427 8804 and wept 1058 8799, and mourned 56 8691 [certain] days 3117, and fasted 6684 8802, and prayed 6419 8693 before 6440 the God 430 of heaven 8064,

1:5 And said 559 8799, I beseech 577 thee, O LORD 3068 God 430 of heaven 8064, the great 1419 and terrible 3372 8737 God 410, that keepeth 8104 8802 covenant 1285 and mercy 2617 for them that love 157 8802 him and observe 8104 8802 his commandments 4687:

1:6 Let thine ear 241 now be attentive 7183, and thine eyes 5869 open 6605 8803, that thou mayest hear 8085 8800 the prayer 8605 of thy servant 5650, which I pray 6419 8693 before 6440 thee now 3117, day 3119 and night 3915, for the children 1121 of Israel 3478 thy servants 5650, and confess 3034 8693 the sins 2403 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478, which we have sinned 2398 8804 against thee: both I and my father's 1 house 1004 have sinned 2398 8804.

1:7 We have dealt very 2254 8800 corruptly 2254 8804 against thee, and have not kept 8104 8804 the commandments 4687, nor the statutes 2706, nor the judgments 4941, which thou commandedst 6680 8765 thy servant 5650 Moses 4872.

1:8 Remember 2142 8798, I beseech thee, the word 1697 that thou commandedst 6680 8765 thy servant 5650 Moses 4872, saying 559 8800, [If] ye transgress 4603 8799, I will scatter you abroad 6327 8686 among the nations 5971:

1:9 But [if] ye turn 7725 8804 unto me, and keep 8104 8804 my commandments 4687, and do 6213 8804 them; though there were of you cast out 5080 8737 unto the uttermost part 7097 of the heaven 8064, [yet] will I gather 6908 8762 them from thence, and will bring 935 8689 them unto the place 4725 that I have chosen 977 8804 to set 7931 8763 my name 8034 there.

1:10 Now these [are] thy servants 5650 and thy people 5971, whom thou hast redeemed 6299 8804 by thy great 1419 power 3581, and by thy strong 2389 hand 3027.

1:11 O Lord 136, I beseech 577 thee, let now thine ear 241 be attentive 7183 to the prayer 8605 of thy servant 5650, and to the prayer 8605 of thy servants 5650, who desire 2655 to fear 3372 8800 thy name 8034: and prosper 6743 8685, I pray thee, thy servant 5650 this day 3117, and grant 5414 8798 him mercy 7356 in the sight 6440 of this man 376. For I was the king's 4428 cupbearer 8248 8688.

GOTO NEXT CHAPTER - KJV INDEX & SEARCH