Nehemiah 1:6

Let, I pray thee, thine ears be attentive and thine eyes open—to hearken unto the prayer of thy servant—which, I, am praying before thee now, day and night, for the sons of Israel, thy servants,—and making confession concerning the sins of the sons of Israel, which we have committed against thee, both I and the house of my father, have sinned.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father’s house have sinned.

In Context

5and said, I beseech thee, O Yahweh God of the heavens, the great and fearful GOD,—keeping the covenant and lovingkindness for them who love him and keep his commandments:

7We have dealt, very corruptly, against thee,—and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes nor the regulations, which thou didst command Moses thy servant.

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Cross References

1 Kings 8:28Yet wilt thou turn unto the prayer of thy servant, and unto his supplication, O Yahweh my God,—to hearken unto the cry, and unto the prayer, wherewith thy servant doth pray before thee to-day;

2 Chronicles 6:40Now, O my God, let—I beseech thee—thine eyes be open, and thine ears attent,—unto the prayer of this place.

2 Chronicles 29:6For our fathers have acted unfaithfully and done the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh our God, and have forsaken him,-and have turned round their faces from the habitation of Yahweh, and have offered their backs.

Ezra 10:1Now, when Ezra had prayed and when he had made confession, weeping and casting himself down, before the house of God, there gathered unto him out of Israel, an exceeding large convocation—men and women and children, for the people wept with a very bitter weeping.

Psalms 32:5My sin, would I own unto thee, and, mine iniquity, not hide, I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Yahweh, And, thou, didst forgive the iniquity of my sin. [Selah.]

Psalms 55:17At evening and morning and high noon, have I been wont to lament and complain, And he hath heard my voice!

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 1:6-11

Nehemiah's Prayer. ( b. c. 445.) 5 And said, I beseech thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments: 6 Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned. 7 We… Read the whole commentary →

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