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Nehemiah · read by Denny Kenaston
8 verses, in order. Only the verses Denny 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 · Four Men With a Vision
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When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.Read from KJV · Four Men With a Vision
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Then I said: "O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,Read from KJV · Four Men With a Vision
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let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father's house have sinned.Read from KJV · Four Men With a Vision
Nehemiah 2
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So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire.Read from KJV · Four Men With a Vision
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Then I said to them, "You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace."Read from KJV · Four Men With a Vision
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I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me, and what the king had said to me. "Let us start rebuilding," they replied, and they set their hands to this good work.Read from KJV · Four Men With a Vision
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But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, "What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?"Read from KJV · Four Men With a Vision