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Nehemiah · read by William MacDonald
52 verses, in order. Only the verses William read aloud are shown.
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 NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-01 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 NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-01 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 NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-01 Nehemiah 1
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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 · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-01 Nehemiah 1
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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 · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-01 Nehemiah 1
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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 NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-01 Nehemiah 1
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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 NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-01 Nehemiah 1
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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 NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-01 Nehemiah 1
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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 NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-01 Nehemiah 1
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They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand.Read from NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-01 Nehemiah 1
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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 NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-01 Nehemiah 1
Nehemiah 2
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I set out at night with a few men. I did not tell anyone what my God had laid on my heart to do for Jerusalem. The only animal with me was the one on which I was riding.Read from NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-01 Nehemiah 1
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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 NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-01 Nehemiah 1
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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 NKJV · Conference 1989-02 ~ Nehemiah 4:1
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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 NKJV · Conference 1989-02 ~ Nehemiah 4:1
Nehemiah 3
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Next to him, the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.Read from NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-01 Nehemiah 1
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And next to them, Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of the other half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs, with the help of his daughters.Read from NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-01 Nehemiah 1
Nehemiah 4
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Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the JewsRead from NKJV · Conference 1989-02 ~ Nehemiah 4:1
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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 NKJV · Conference 1989-02 ~ Nehemiah 4:1
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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 NKJV · Conference 1989-02 ~ Nehemiah 4:1
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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 NKJV · Conference 1989-02 ~ Nehemiah 4:1
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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 NKJV · Conference 1989-02 ~ Nehemiah 4:1
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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 NKJV · Conference 1989-02 ~ Nehemiah 4:1
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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 NKJV · Conference 1989-02 ~ Nehemiah 4:1
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and all of them conspired to come and fight against Jerusalem and create a hindrance.Read from NKJV · Conference 1989-02 ~ Nehemiah 4:1
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So we prayed to our God and posted a guard against them day and night.Read from NKJV · Conference 1989-02 ~ Nehemiah 4:1
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Meanwhile, the people of Judah said: "The strength of the laborer fails, and there is so much rubble that we will never be able to rebuild the wall."Read from NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-03 Nehemiah 4:10
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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 NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-03 Nehemiah 4:10
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At that time the Jews who lived nearby came and told us ten times over, "Wherever you turn, they will attack us."Read from NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-03 Nehemiah 4:10
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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 NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-03 Nehemiah 4:10
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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 NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-03 Nehemiah 4:10
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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 NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-03 Nehemiah 4:10
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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 NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-03 Nehemiah 4:10
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who were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried materials worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other.Read from NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-03 Nehemiah 4:10
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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 NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-03 Nehemiah 4:10
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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 NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-03 Nehemiah 4:10
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Wherever you hear the sound of the horn, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!"Read from NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-03 Nehemiah 4:10
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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 NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-03 Nehemiah 4:10
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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 NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-03 Nehemiah 4:10
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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 NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-03 Nehemiah 4:10
Nehemiah 5
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Furthermore, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his twentieth year until his thirty-second year (twelve years total), neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.Read from NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-01 Nehemiah 1
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The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God.Read from NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-01 Nehemiah 1
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Instead, I devoted myself to the construction of the wall, and all my servants were gathered there for the work; we did not acquire any land.Read from NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-01 Nehemiah 1
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There were 150 Jews and officials at my table, besides the guests from the surrounding nations.Read from NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-01 Nehemiah 1
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Each day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.Read from NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-01 Nehemiah 1
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Remember me favorably, O my God, for all that I have done for this people.Read from NKJV · Greenwood Hills Conference 1989-01 Nehemiah 1
Nehemiah 6
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When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates—Read from NKJV · Conference 1989-04 ~ Nehemiah 6
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Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: "Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono." But they were planning to harm me.Read from NKJV · Conference 1989-02 ~ Nehemiah 4:1
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So I sent messengers to them, saying, "I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it to go down to you?"Read from NKJV · Conference 1989-04 ~ Nehemiah 6
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Then I sent him this reply: "There is nothing to these rumors you are spreading; you are inventing them in your own mind."Read from NKJV · Conference 1989-02 ~ Nehemiah 4:1
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For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, "Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished." But now, my God, strengthen my hands.Read from NKJV · Conference 1989-02 ~ Nehemiah 4:1
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 NKJV · Conference 1989-04 ~ Nehemiah 6