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Nehemiah · read by Roy Weber
11 verses, in order. Only the verses Roy 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 · Applications for the gates of Jerusalem
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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 · Applications for the gates of Jerusalem
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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 · Applications for the gates of Jerusalem
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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 · Applications for the gates of Jerusalem
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O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man." (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)Read from KJV · Applications for the gates of Jerusalem
Nehemiah 2
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"What is your request?" replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heavenRead from KJV · Applications for the gates of Jerusalem
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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 · Applications for the gates of Jerusalem
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After I had arrived in Jerusalem and had been there three days,Read from NASB1995 · Applications for the gates of Jerusalem
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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 · Applications for the gates of Jerusalem
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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 · Applications for the gates of Jerusalem
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So I answered them and said, "The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success. We, His servants, will start rebuilding, but you have no portion, right, or claim in Jerusalem."Read from KJV · Applications for the gates of Jerusalem