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Nehemiah 1:1-5 (GN)

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¹ This is the account of what Nehemiah son of Hacaliah accomplished. In the month of Kislev in the twentieth year that Artaxerxes was emperor of Persia, I, Nehemiah, was in Susa, the capital city. ² Hanani, one of my brothers, arrived from Judah with another group, and I asked them about Jerusalem and about the other Jews who had returned from exile in Babylonia. ³ They told me that those who had survived and were back in the homeland were in great difficulty and that the foreigners who lived nearby looked down on them. They also told me that the walls of Jerusalem were still broken down and that the gates had not ⁴ When I heard all this, I sat down and wept. For several days I mourned and did not eat. I prayed to God, ⁵ " LORD God of Heaven! You are great, and we stand in fear of you. You faithfully keep your covenant with those who love you and do what you command.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 4) Prayer - Nehemiah - for the condition of Jerusalem
(v. 4) Fasting - Nehemiah - for the condition of Jerusalem
(v. 5) Prayer - Nehemiah - for the condition of Jerusalem

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 4) Strong Foundation (2015-10-11)
(v. 5) Prayer of the Righeous - Intimate Prayer (2013-03-22)
(v. 5) Strong Foundation (2015-10-11)

Definition(s):
Artaxerxes (Ar-tax-erk-sees): the silence of light; fervent to spoil
Jerusalem (Je-roo-sa-lem): vision of peace
Judah (Joo-da): the praise of the Lord; confession
Nehemiah (Ne-hem-eye-a): consolation; repentance of the Lord