Book 37 : KETUVIM - NEHEMIAH - Chapter 001
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THE WORDS of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it came to
pass in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the
castle
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that Hanani, one of my brethren, came out of Judah, he and
certain men; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, that were
left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem
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And they said unto me: 'The remnant that are left of the
captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach; the wall
of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
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And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat
down and wept, and mourned certain days; and I fasted and prayed before the G-d
of heaven
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and said: 'I beseech Thee, O HaShem, the G-d of heaven, the
great and awful G-d, that keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love Him and
keep His commandments
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let Thine ear now be attentive, and Thine eyes open, that
Thou mayest hearken unto the prayer of Thy servant, which I pray before Thee at
this time, day and night, for the children of Israel Thy servants, while I
confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against Thee;
yea, I and my father's house have sinned
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We have dealt very corruptly against Thee, and have not
kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances which Thou didst
command Thy servant Moses
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Remember, I beseech Thee, the word that Thou didst command
Thy servant Moses, saying: If ye deal treacherously, I will scatter you abroad
among the peoples
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but if ye return unto Me, and keep My commandments and do
them, though your dispersed were in the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I
gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen
to cause My name to dwell there
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Now these are Thy servants and Thy people, whom Thou hast
redeemed by Thy great power, and by Thy strong hand
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O L-rd, I beseech Thee, let now Thine ear be attentive to
the prayer of Thy servant, and to the prayer of Thy servants, who delight to
fear Thy name; and prosper, I pray Thee, Thy servant this day, and grant him
mercy in the sight of this man.' Now I was cupbearer to the king
Book 37 : KETUVIM - NEHEMIAH - Chapter 001
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