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Nehemiah · read by Chuck Smith
42 verses, in order. Only the verses Chuck read aloud are shown.
Nehemiah 1
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And they told me, "The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire."Read from KJV · Servanthood - Know Your Calling
Nehemiah 2
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Now in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence,Read from KJV · The Unfailing Word
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"What is your request?" replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heavenRead from NKJV · The Coming of the Messiah
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I also said to him, "If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah.Read from KJV · The Unfailing Word
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And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king's forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy." And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests.Read from KJV · Daniel 9
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Then I went to the governors west of the Euphrates and gave them the king's letters. The king had also sent army officers and cavalry with me.Read from KJV · Daniel 9
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But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.Read from KJV · Daniel 9
Nehemiah 8
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At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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Ezra opened the book in full view of all the people, since he was standing above them all, and as he opened it, all the people stood up.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands uplifted, all the people said, "Amen, Amen!" Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read.Read from KJV · Death Comes to All
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Then Nehemiah told them, "Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."Read from KJV · Ezra's Reading of the Law to the People
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Then all the people began to eat and drink, to send out portions, and to rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that had been made known to them.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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The whole assembly who had returned from exile made booths and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated like this. And there was great rejoicing.Read from KJV · Ezra's Reading of the Law to the People
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Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.Read from KJV · Ezra's Reading of the Law to the People
Nehemiah 9
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On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites— to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.Read from NKJV · Ezra's Reading of the Law to the People
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You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness— here we are as slaves!Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
Nehemiah 12
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Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and I appointed two great thanksgiving choirs. One was to proceed along the top of the wall to the right, toward the Dung Gate.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
Nehemiah 13
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because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing).Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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As soon as the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all of foreign descent.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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to return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God.Read from KJV · Chosen Vessel - What Is Revival?
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I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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So I rebuked the officials and asked, "Why has the house of God been neglected?" Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts,Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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and all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storerooms.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, "What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day?Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah.Read from KJV · Constantly Failing the Purposes of God
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I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, "You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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Must we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?"Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13
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Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Nehemiah 8-13