Original 1611 King James Bible (KJV)

1 Nehemiah, understanding by Hanani the misery of Jerusalem, mourneth, fasteth, and prayeth. 5 His prayer.

1:1 ¶ The words 1697 of Nehemiah 5166 the sonne 1121 of Hachaliah. 2446 And it came to passe x1961 in the moneth 2320 Chisleu, 3691 in the twentieth 6242 yeere, 8141 as I x589 was x1961 in Shushan 7800 the palace; 1002

1:2 That Hanani, 2607 one 259 of my brethren 251 x4480 came, 935 z8799 he x1931 and [certaine] men y582 x376 of Iudah, 3063 x4480 and I asked 7592 z8799 them concerning x5921 the Iewes 3064 that had escaped, 6413 which x834 were left 7604 z8738 of x4480 the captiuitie, 7628 and concerning x5921 Ierusalem. 3389

1:3 And they said 559 z8799 vnto me, The remnant 7604 z8737 that x834 are left 7604 z8738 of x4480 the captiuitie 7628 there x8033 in the prouince, 4082 [are] in great 1419 affliction 7451 and reproch: 2781 the wall 2346 of Ierusalem 3389 also is broken downe, 6555 z8794 and the gates 8179 thereof are burnt 3341 z8738 with fire. 784

1:4 ¶ And it came to passe x1961 when I heard 8085 z8800 x853 these x428 words, 1697 that I sate downe 3427 z8804 and wept, 1058 z8799 and mourned 56 z8691 [certaine] dayes, 3117 and fasted, 6684 z8802 x1961 and prayed 6419 z8693 before 6440 the God 430 of heauen, 8064

1:5 And said, 559 z8799 I beseech 577 thee, O LORD 3068 God 430 of heauen, 8064 the great 1419 and terrible 3372 z8737 God, 410 that keepeth 8104 z8802 couenant 1285 and mercie 2617 for them that loue 157 z8802 him, and obserue 8104 z8802 his commandements: 4687

1:6 Let thine eare 241 now x4994 be x1961 attentiue, 7183 and thine eyes 5869 open, 6605 z8803 that thou mayest heare 8085 z8800 x413 the prayer 8605 of thy seruant, 5650 which x834 I x595 pray 6419 z8693 before 6440 thee now, 3117 day 3119 and night, 3915 for x5921 the children 1121 of Israel 3478 thy seruants, 5650 and confesse 3034 z8693 x5921 the sinnes 2403 of the children 1121 of Israel, 3478 which x834 wee haue sinned 2398 z8804 against thee: both I, x589 and my fathers 1 house 1004 haue sinned. 2398 z8804

1:7 We haue dealt very y2254 z8800 corruptly 2254 z8804 against thee, and haue not x3808 kept 8104 z8804 x853 the commandements, 4687 nor the statutes, 2706 nor the iudgements, 4941 which x834 thou commandedst 6680 z8765 x853 thy seruant 5650 Moses. 4872

1:8 Remember, 2142 z8798 I beseech x4994 thee, x853 the word 1697 that x834 thou commandedst 6680 z8765 x853 thy seruant 5650 Moses, 4872 saying, 559 z8800 If yee x859 transgresse, 4603 z8799 I x589 will scatter you abroad 6327 z8686 x853 among the nations: 5971

1:9 But [if] ye turne 7725 z8804 vnto x413 me, and keepe 8104 z8804 my commandements, 4687 and doe 6213 z8804 them: though x518 there were x1961 of you cast out 5080 z8737 vnto the vttermost part 7097 of the heauen, 8064 yet will I gather 6908 z8762 them from thence, x4480 x8033 and will bring 935 z8689 them vnto x413 the place 4725 that x834 I haue chosen, 977 z8804 to set 7931 z8763 x853 my Name 8034 there. x8033

1:10 Now these x1992 [are] thy seruants, 5650 and thy people, 5971 whom x834 thou hast redeemed 6299 z8804 by thy great 1419 power, 3581 and by thy strong 2389 hand. 3027

1:11 O Lord, 136 I beseech 577 thee, let now x4994 thine eare 241 be x1961 attentiue 7183 to x413 the prayer 8605 of thy seruant, 5650 and to x413 the prayer 8605 of thy seruants, 5650 who desire 2655 to feare 3372 z8800 x853 thy name: 8034 and prosper, 6743 z8685 I pray x4994 thee, thy seruant 5650 this day, 3117 and grant 5414 z8798 him mercie 7356 in the sight 6440 of this x2088 man. 376 For I x589 was x1961 the kings 4428 cup-bearer. y8248 z8688 x4945