Nehemiah 1:3
“And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.”
Nehemiah 1:3 — King James Version
Verse 3 of 11 in Nehemiah chapter 1 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Nehemiah 1:3 in other translations
- World English Bible
- “They said to me, “The remnant who are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem is also broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.””
- American Standard Version
- “And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.”
Nehemiah 1 — full chapter (King James Version)
The words of the son of . And it came to pass in the month , in the twentieth year, as I was in the palace, That , one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of ; and I asked them concerning the that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning . And they said unto me, The that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. 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, And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth and for them that love him and observe his commandments: 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 thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of , which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father’s house have sinned. We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant . Remember, I beseech thee, that thou commandedst thy servant , saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations: But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there. Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand. O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.