The art Bible, comprising the Old and new Testaments : with numerous illustrations . The remnant thatare left of the captivity there in the provinceare in great affliction and reproach: the wallof Jerusalem also is broken down, and thegates thereof are burned with fire. 4 And it came to pass, when I heardthese words, that I sat down and wept, andmourned certain days, and fasted, and prayedbefore the God of heaven, 5 IT And said, I beseech thee, O Lord Godof heaven, the great and terrible God, thatkeepeth covenant and mercy for them thatlove him and observe his commandments: 6 Let thine ear now
The art Bible, comprising the Old and new Testaments : with numerous illustrations . The remnant thatare left of the captivity there in the provinceare in great affliction and reproach: the wallof Jerusalem also is broken down, and thegates thereof are burned with fire. 4 And it came to pass, when I heardthese words, that I sat down and wept, andmourned certain days, and fasted, and prayedbefore the God of heaven, 5 IT And said, I beseech thee, O Lord Godof heaven, the great and terrible God, thatkeepeth covenant and mercy for them thatlove him and observe his commandments: 6 Let thine ear now be attentive, and thineeyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayerof thy servant,which I pray be-fore thee now, dayand night, for thechildren of Israelthy servants, andconfess the sins ofthe children ofIsrael, which wehave sinnedagainst thee: bothI and my fathershouse have sinned. 7 We have dealtvery corruptlyagainst thee, andhave not kept thecommandments,nor the statutes,nor the judg-ments, which thoucommandest thyservant Moses. 8 Remember, Ibeseech thee, theword that thou 572. I sat down and wept, and mourned.—Nek. i. ^. commandest thy servant Moses, saying. If yetransgress, I will scatter you abroad amongthe nations: 9 But if ye turn unto me, and keep mycommandments, and do them; though therewere of you cast out unto the uttermost partof the heaven, yet will I gather them fromthence, and will bring them unto the placethat I have chosen to set my name there. 10 Now these are thy servants and thypeople, whom thou hast redeemed by thygreat power, and by thy strong hand. 11 O Loud, I beseech thee, let now thine earbe attentive to the prayer of thy servant, andto the prayer of thy servants, who desire tofear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thyservant this day, and grant him mercy in thesight of this man. For I was the kings cup-bearer. CHAPTER 2. 1 Artaxerxes, understanding the cause of Nehemiahssadiuss, sendeth him icith letters and a commissionto build the walls of Jerus
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