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Pray with Nehemiah

The king's cupbearer, who wept, fasted and prayed for months before he asked to rebuild Jerusalem.

OTNehemiah, seen from behind in a hooded tunic at a palace window at night, a lamp on the sill and a ruined wall far away in the gold of the horizonNehemiahAnd I said, “O LORD God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, let your ear be attentive and your eyes open, to hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night for the people of Israel your servants, confessing the sins of the people of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Even I and my father’s house have sinned.Nehemiah 1:5-6 · ESVPeople of the Bible19 / 36

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Who prayed it
Nehemiah
Context
In Susa, Hanani, one of Nehemiah’s brothers, brought news that Jerusalem’s wall was broken down and its gates burned (Nehemiah 1:1-⁠3). He wept, fasted and prayed for days; he was cupbearer to the king (1:4, 11).
  1. Read how Nehemiah prayed, slowly, and notice what they asked God for.
  2. Pray their words again for the person you have in mind, by name.
  3. Read the verses that name Nehemiah, further down this page.

Close in Jesus' name, and say Amen.

In the same story

Every verse that names Nehemiah · English Standard Version

Where Nehemiah appears

Nehemiah is named in 5 verses, all in Nehemiah

Chapter and verse, book by book.

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Nehemiah1:18:910:112:2612:475

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