The lesson for the day:
Nehemiah 1 (New American Standard Bible)
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
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Nehemiah 1
Nehemiah's Grief for the Exiles
1The words of (A)Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah Now it happened in (B)
the month Chislev, (C)in the twentieth year, while I was in (D)Susa
the [a]capitol,
2that (E)Hanani, one of my brothers, and some men from Judah came;
and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped and had survived
the captivity, and about Jerusalem.
3They said to me, "The remnant there in the (F)province who survived
the captivity are in great distress and (G)reproach, and (H)the wall
of Jerusalem is broken down and (I)its gates are burned with fire."
4When I heard these words, (J)I sat down and wept and mourned for
days; and I was fasting and praying before (K)the God of heaven.
5I said, "I beseech You, O LORD God of heaven, (L)the great and
awesome God, (M)who preserves the covenant and lovingkindness for
those who love Him and keep His commandments,
6(N)let Your ear now be attentive and Your eyes open to hear the
prayer of Your servant which I am praying before You now, day and
night, on behalf of the sons of Israel Your servants, (O)confessing
the sins of the sons of Israel which we have sinned against You; (P)I
and my father's house have sinned.
7"(Q)We have acted very corruptly against You and have not kept the
commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances (R)which You
commanded Your servant Moses.
8"Remember the word which You commanded Your servant Moses,
saying, '(S)If you are unfaithful I will scatter you among the
peoples;
9(T)but if you return to Me and keep My commandments and do them,
though those of you who have been scattered were in the most remote
part of the heavens, I (U)will gather them from there and will bring
them (V)to the place where I have chosen to cause My name to dwell.'
10"(W)They are Your servants and Your people whom You redeemed by
Your great power and by Your strong hand.
11"O Lord, I beseech You, (X)may Your ear be attentive to the prayer
of Your servant and the prayer of Your servants who delight to revere
Your name, and make Your servant successful today and grant him
compassion before this man " Now I was the (Y)cupbearer to the king.
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