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Nehemiah 1:2-4
World English Bible
Nehemiah 1:2-4
World English Bible
2 Hanani, one of my brothers, came, he and certain men out of Judah; and I asked them about the Jews who had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. 3 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.”
4 When I heard these words, I sat down and wept, and mourned several days; and I fasted and prayed before the God[a] of heaven,
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- 1:4 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
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