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Selected Verse: Nehemiah 1:4 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ne 1:4 |
Strong Concordance |
And it came to pass, when I heard [08085] these words [01697], that I sat down [03427] and wept [01058], and mourned [056] certain days [03117], and fasted [06684], and prayed [06419] before [06440] the God [0430] of heaven [08064], |
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King James |
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 God of heaven, |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
HIS PRAYER. (Neh 1:4-11)
when I heard these words, that I sat down . . . and mourned . . . and fasted, and prayed--The recital deeply affected the patriotic feelings of this good man, and no comfort could he find but in earnest and protracted prayer, that God would favor the purpose, which he seems to have secretly formed, of asking the royal permission to go to Jerusalem. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| The God of heaven - This title of the Almighty, which is Persian rather than Jewish (see Ch2 36:23; Ezr 1:2 note; Ezr 6:10; Ezr 7:12, Ezr 7:21), is a favorite one with Nehemiah, who had been born and brought up in Persia. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The God of heaven - Who seeth in secret; secret; having no opportunity of doing it openly. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| And mourned certain days - From the month Chisleu to the month Nisan; about four months from the time he received the above information, till the time that Artaxerxes noticed his grief, Neh 2:1. All this time he probably spent in supplication to God; waiting for a favorable opening in the Divine providence. Every good work is not to be undertaken hastily; prayer and watchfulness are necessary to its completion. Many good works have been ruined by making haste. |
4 And it came to pass, when I heard [08085] these words [01697], that I sat down [03427] and wept [01058], and mourned [056] certain days [03117], and fasted [06684], and prayed [06419] before [06440] the God [0430] of heaven [08064],
5 And said [0559], I beseech [0577] thee, O LORD [03068] God [0430] of heaven [08064], the great [01419] and terrible [03372] God [0410], that keepeth [08104] covenant [01285] and mercy [02617] for them that love [0157] him and observe [08104] his commandments [04687]:
6 Let thine ear [0241] now be attentive [07183], and thine eyes [05869] open [06605], that thou mayest hear [08085] the prayer [08605] of thy servant [05650], which I pray [06419] before [06440] thee now [03117], day [03119] and night [03915], for the children [01121] of Israel [03478] thy servants [05650], and confess [03034] the sins [02403] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478], which we have sinned [02398] against thee: both I and my father's [01] house [01004] have sinned [02398].
7 We have dealt very [02254] corruptly [02254] against thee, and have not kept [08104] the commandments [04687], nor the statutes [02706], nor the judgments [04941], which thou commandedst [06680] thy servant [05650] Moses [04872].
8 Remember [02142], I beseech thee, the word [01697] that thou commandedst [06680] thy servant [05650] Moses [04872], saying [0559], If ye transgress [04603], I will scatter you abroad [06327] among the nations [05971]:
9 But if ye turn [07725] unto me, and keep [08104] my commandments [04687], and do [06213] them; though there were of you cast out [05080] unto the uttermost part [07097] of the heaven [08064], yet will I gather [06908] them from thence, and will bring [0935] them unto the place [04725] that I have chosen [0977] to set [07931] my name [08034] there.
10 Now these are thy servants [05650] and thy people [05971], whom thou hast redeemed [06299] by thy great [01419] power [03581], and by thy strong [02389] hand [03027].
11 O Lord [0136], I beseech [0577] thee, let now thine ear [0241] be attentive [07183] to the prayer [08605] of thy servant [05650], and to the prayer [08605] of thy servants [05650], who desire [02655] to fear [03372] thy name [08034]: and prosper [06743], I pray thee, thy servant [05650] this day [03117], and grant [05414] him mercy [07356] in the sight [06440] of this man [0376]. For I was the king's [04428] cupbearer [08248].
21 And I [04481], even I [0576] Artaxerxes [0783] the king [04430], do make [07761] a decree [02942] to all [03606] the treasurers [01490] which are beyond [05675] the river [05103], that whatsoever Ezra [05831] the priest [03549], the scribe [05613] of the law [01882] of the God [0426] of heaven [08065], shall require [07593] of you, it be done [05648] speedily [0629],
12 Artaxerxes [0783], king [04430] of kings [04430], unto Ezra [05831] the priest [03549], a scribe [05613] of the law [01882] of the God [0426] of heaven [08065], perfect [01585] peace, and at such a time [03706].
10 That they may offer [01934] [07127] sacrifices of sweet savours [05208] unto the God [0426] of heaven [08065], and pray [06739] for the life [02417] of the king [04430], and of his sons [01123].
2 Thus saith [0559] Cyrus [03566] king [04428] of Persia [06539], The LORD [03068] God [0430] of heaven [08064] hath given [05414] me all the kingdoms [04467] of the earth [0776]; and he hath charged [06485] me to build [01129] him an house [01004] at Jerusalem [03389], which is in Judah [03063].
23 Thus saith [0559] Cyrus [03566] king [04428] of Persia [06539], All the kingdoms [04467] of the earth [0776] hath the LORD [03068] God [0430] of heaven [08064] given [05414] me; and he hath charged [06485] me to build [01129] him an house [01004] in Jerusalem [03389], which is in Judah [03063]. Who is there among you of all his people [05971]? The LORD [03068] his God [0430] be with him, and let him go up [05927].
1 And it came to pass in the month [02320] Nisan [05212], in the twentieth [06242] year [08141] of Artaxerxes [0783] the king [04428], that wine [03196] was before [06440] him: and I took up [05375] the wine [03196], and gave [05414] it unto the king [04428]. Now I had not been beforetime sad [07451] in his presence [06440].