1 The words 1697 of Nehemiah 5166 the son 1121 of Hachaliah 2446. And it came to pass in the month 2320 Chisleu 3691, in the twentieth 6242 year 8141, as I was in Shushan 7800 the palace 1002,
2 That Hanani 2607, one 259 of my brethren 251, came 935, he and certain men 582 of Judah 3063; and I asked 7592 them concerning the Jews 3064 that had escaped 6413, which were left 7604 of the captivity 7628, and concerning Jerusalem 3389.
3 And they said 559 unto me, The remnant 7604 that are left 7604 of the captivity 7628 there in the province 4082 are in great 1419 affliction 7451 and reproach 2781: the wall 2346 of Jerusalem 3389 also is broken down 6555, and the gates 8179 thereof are burned 3341 with fire 784.
4 And it came to pass, when I heard 8085 these words 1697, that I sat down 3427 and wept 1058, and mourned 56 certain days 3117, and fasted 6684, and prayed 6419 before 6440 the God 430 of heaven 8064,
5 And said 559, I beseech 577 thee, O LORD 3068 God 430 of heaven 8064, the great 1419 and terrible 3372 God 410, that keepeth 8104 covenant 1285 and mercy 2617 for them that love 157 him and observe 8104 his commandments 4687:
6 Let thine ear 241 now be attentive 7183, and thine eyes 5869 open 6605, that thou mayest hear 8085 the prayer 8605 of thy servant 5650, which I pray 6419 before 6440 thee now 3117, day 3119 and night 3915, for the children 1121 of Israel 3478 thy servants 5650, and confess 3034 the sins 2403 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478, which we have sinned 2398 against thee: both I and my father's 1 house 1004 have sinned 2398.
7 We have dealt very 2254 corruptly 2254 against thee, and have not kept 8104 the commandments 4687, nor the statutes 2706, nor the judgments 4941, which thou commandedst 6680 thy servant 5650 Moses 4872.
8 Remember 2142, I beseech thee, the word 1697 that thou commandedst 6680 thy servant 5650 Moses 4872, saying 559, If ye transgress 4603, I will scatter you abroad 6327 among the nations 5971:
9 But if ye turn 7725 unto me, and keep 8104 my commandments 4687, and do 6213 them; though there were of you cast out 5080 unto the uttermost part 7097 of the heaven 8064, yet will I gather 6908 them from thence, and will bring 935 them unto the place 4725 that I have chosen 977 to set 7931 my name 8034 there.
10 Now these are thy servants 5650 and thy people 5971, whom thou hast redeemed 6299 by thy great 1419 power 3581, and by thy strong 2389 hand 3027.
11 O Lord 136, I beseech 577 thee, let now thine ear 241 be attentive 7183 to the prayer 8605 of thy servant 5650, and to the prayer 8605 of thy servants 5650, who desire 2655 to fear 3372 thy name 8034: and prosper 6743, I pray thee, thy servant 5650 this day 3117, and grant 5414 him mercy 7356 in the sight 6440 of this man 376. For I was the king's 4428 cupbearer 8248.