Nehemiah:1

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* The words of Nehemiah the son of Chachalyah . And it came to pass in the month Kislev , in the twentieth year , as I was in Shushan , the capital , * That there came Chanani , one of my brethren , himself with certain men of Judah : and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped , who were left of the captivity , and concerning Jerusalem . * And they said unto me , The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great misery and in disgrace ; and the wall of Jerusalem is broken down , and her gates are burnt with fire . * And it came to pass , when I heard these words , that I sat down and wept , and mourned some days , and I was fasting , and praying before the God of heaven . * And I said , I beseech thee , O Lord the God of heaven , the great and terrible God , that keepeth the covenant and kindness for those that love him and for those that keep his commandments : * Let thy ear now be attentive , and thy eyes be open , I entreat thee , to hearken unto the prayer of thy servant , which I am praying this day before thee , by day and by night , in behalf of the children of Israel thy servants , and I confess for the sins of the children of Israel , which we have sinned against thee : yea , I also and my father ’s house have sinned . * We have dealt very corruptly toward thee : and we have not kept the commandments , and the statutes , and the ordinances , which thou didst command Moses thy servant . * Remember , I beseech thee , the word with which thou didst charge Moses thy servant , saying , If ye become truly unfaithful , I will indeed scatter you among the nations . * But if ye return unto me , and keep my commandments , and do them : though your outcasts should be at the utmost parts of heaven , from there will I gather them , and I will bring them unto the place which I have chosen to let my name dwell there . * And they are thy servants and thy people , whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power , and by thy strong hand . * I beseech thee , O Lord , do let thy ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant , and to the prayer of thy servants , who are desirous to fear thy name ; and grant success , I pray thee , to thy servant this day , and let him find mercy in the sight of this man ––But I was butler by the king .

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