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Nehemiah · read by Stephen Baker
36 verses, in order. Only the verses Stephen read aloud are shown.
Nehemiah 1
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Hanani, one of my brothers, arrived with men from Judah. So I questioned them about the remnant of the Jews who had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem.Read from KJV · Opposition and Overcoming (Nehemiah 4)
Nehemiah 4
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before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, "What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?"Read from KJV · Opposition and Overcoming (Nehemiah 4)
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Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, "If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!"Read from KJV · Opposition and Overcoming (Nehemiah 4)
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Hear us, O God, for we are despised. Turn their scorn back upon their own heads, and let them be taken as plunder to a land of captivity.Read from KJV · Opposition and Overcoming (Nehemiah 4)
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Do not cover up their iniquity or let their sin be blotted out from Your sight, for they have provoked the builders.Read from KJV · Opposition and Overcoming (Nehemiah 4)
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So we rebuilt the wall until all of it was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.Read from KJV · Opposition and Overcoming (Nehemiah 4)
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When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,Read from KJV · Opposition and Overcoming (Nehemiah 4)
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and all of them conspired to come and fight against Jerusalem and create a hindrance.Read from KJV · Opposition and Overcoming (Nehemiah 4)
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So we prayed to our God and posted a guard against them day and night.Read from KJV · Opposition and Overcoming (Nehemiah 4)
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And our enemies said, "Before they know or see a thing, we will come into their midst, kill them, and put an end to the work."Read from KJV · Opposition and Overcoming (Nehemiah 4)
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So I stationed men behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.Read from KJV · Opposition and Overcoming (Nehemiah 4)
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After I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, "Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes."Read from KJV · Opposition and Overcoming (Nehemiah 4)
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When our enemies heard that we were aware of their scheme and that God had frustrated it, each of us returned to his own work on the wall.Read from KJV · Opposition and Overcoming (Nehemiah 4)
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And from that day on, half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of JudahRead from KJV · Opposition and Overcoming (Nehemiah 4)
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And each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side. But the trumpeter stayed beside me.Read from KJV · Opposition and Overcoming (Nehemiah 4)
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Then I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: "The work is great and extensive, and we are spread out far from one another along the wall.Read from KJV · Opposition and Overcoming (Nehemiah 4)
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Wherever you hear the sound of the horn, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!"Read from KJV · Opposition and Overcoming (Nehemiah 4)
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So we continued the work, while half of the men held spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out.Read from KJV · Opposition and Overcoming (Nehemiah 4)
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At that time I also said to the people, "Let every man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can stand guard by night and work by day."Read from KJV · Opposition and Overcoming (Nehemiah 4)
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So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the guards with me changed out of our clothes; each carried his weapon, even to go for water.Read from KJV · Opposition and Overcoming (Nehemiah 4)
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 · Reasons for a Bible Conference in Nehemiah 8
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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 · Nehemiah 8:1-8
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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 · Reasons for a Bible Conference in Nehemiah 8
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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 · Nehemiah 8:1-8
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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 · Nehemiah 8:1-8
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The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places.Read from KJV · Nehemiah 8:1-8
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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 · Nehemiah 8:1-8
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Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, "This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep." For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.Read from KJV · Reasons for a Bible Conference in Nehemiah 8
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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 · Reasons for a Bible Conference in Nehemiah 8
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And the Levites calmed all the people, saying, "Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve."Read from KJV · Reasons for a Bible Conference in Nehemiah 8
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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 · Reasons for a Bible Conference in Nehemiah 8
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On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law.Read from KJV · Nehemiah 8:1-8
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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 · Reasons for a Bible Conference in Nehemiah 8
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So they proclaimed this message and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, "Go out to the hill country and bring back branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written."Read from KJV · Reasons for a Bible Conference in Nehemiah 8
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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 · Reasons for a Bible Conference in Nehemiah 8
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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 · Reasons for a Bible Conference in Nehemiah 8