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Nehemiah · read by Warren Wiersbe
11 verses, in order. Only the verses Warren read aloud are shown.
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Nehemiah 1
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These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,Read from KJV · The High Cost of Caring
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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 · The High Cost of Caring
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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 NKJV · The Man Who Recognized Greatness
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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 NKJV · The Man Who Recognized Greatness
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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 NKJV · The Man Who Recognized Greatness
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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 · The High Cost of Caring
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We have behaved corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that You gave Your servant Moses.Read from KJV · The High Cost of Caring
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Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, 'If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations,Read from KJV · The High Cost of Caring
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but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.'Read from KJV · The High Cost of Caring
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They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand.Read from KJV · The High Cost of Caring
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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 · The High Cost of Caring