Came Hanani, one of my [a]brethren, he and the men of Judah, and I asked them concerning the Jews that were delivered, which were of the residue of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

And they said unto me, The residue that are left of the captivity there in the [b]province, are in great affliction and in reproach, and the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and the gates thereof are burnt with fire.

And when I heard these words, I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 1:2 A Jew as I was.
  2. Nehemiah 1:3 Meaning, in Judea.

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