Nehemiah 1:9-11

Amplified Bible

⁹but if you return to Me and keep My commandments and do them, though those of you who have been scattered are in the most remote part of the ^[a]heavens, I will gather them from there and will bring them to the place where I have chosen for My ^[b]Name to dwell.’^(A) ¹⁰Now they are Your servants and Your people whom You have redeemed by Your great power and by Your strong hand. ¹¹Please, O Lord, let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and the prayer of Your servants who delight to [reverently] fear Your Name [Your essence, Your nature, Your attributes, with awe]; and make Your servant successful this day and grant him compassion in the sight of this man [the king].”

For I was ^[c]cupbearer to the king [of Persia].

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Footnotes

Nehemiah 1:9 This seems to be a hypothetical expression, but the grammatical form is that of a real possibility, to emphasize that God will find His people no matter where in the world they may be.
Nehemiah 1:9 See note Deut 12:5.
Nehemiah 1:11 The cupbearer was an official of high rank in royal courts. He served the wine at the king’s table and sometimes tasted it first to be certain it was not poisoned. He was often a trusted confidant of the ruler, and his position was one of influence in the court.

Nehemiah 1:9-11

New International Version

⁹but if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled people are at the farthest horizon, I will gather^(A) them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my Name.’^(B)

¹⁰“They are your servants and your people, whom you redeemed by your great strength and your mighty hand.^(C) ¹¹Lord, let your ear be attentive^(D) to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give your servant success today by granting him favor^(E) in the presence of this man.”

I was cupbearer^(F) to the king.

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