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Nehemiah
Nehemiah was a great Jewish General. The book of Nehemiah is very similar to a general filing a military report.
Ezra probably wrote I and II Chronicles, the book of Ezra, parts of Nehemiah, and Psalm 119.
Chapter 1
1a The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah.
1b
And it came to pass in the month Chisleu,
in
the twentieth year,
as
I was in Shushan the palace, 2
that
Hanani, one of my brethren, came . . .
he
and certain men of Judah.
And
I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped,
which
were left of the captivity,
and
concerning Jerusalem.
3
And they said unto me,
"The
remnant who 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.
4
And it came to pass,
when
I heard these words,
that
I sat down and wept,
and
mourned certain days,
and
fasted,
and
prayed before
the
'Elohiym/Godhead of heaven, 5
and
said, "I beseech You, O Jehovah/God . . .
'Elohiym
/Godhead of heaven,
the
great and terrible 'Elohiym/Godhead,
Who
keeps covenant and mercy
for
them who love Him
and
observe His commandments. 6
Let
Your ear now be attentive,
and
Your eyes open,
that
You may hear the prayer of Your servant,
which
I pray before You now,
day
and night,
for
the children of Israel . . . Your servants,
and
confess the sins of the children of Israel,
which
we have sinned against you . . .
both
I and my father's house have sinned. 7
We
have dealt very corruptly against You,
and
have not kept the commandments,
nor
the statutes,
nor
the judgments,
which
You commanded Your servant Moses. 8
Remember,
I beseech You,
the
word that You commanded Your servant Moses, saying,
'If
you transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations. 9
But
if you turn unto Me,
and
keep My commandments, and do them.
Though
there were of You
cast
out unto the uttermost part of the heaven,
yet
will I gather them from there,
and
will bring them unto the place
that
I have chosen to set My Name there.' 10
Now
these are Your servants and Your people,
whom
You have redeemed by Your great power,
and
by Your strong hand. 11
O
Lord/'Adonay, I beseech You,
let
now Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant,
and
to the prayer of Your servants,
who
desire to respect/fear Your Name . . .
and
prosper, I pray You,
Your
servant this day,
and
grant him mercy in the sight of this man.
For I was the king's cupbearer."
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