{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/akjv/nehemiah/1","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T19:02:47.809Z"},"reference":{"translation":"AKJV","book":"Nehemiah","bookSlug":"nehemiah","chapter":1,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":null,"nextChapter":2,"totalChapters":13,"totalVerses":11},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"That Hanani, one of my brothers, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And they said to 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."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"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,"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And said, I beseech you, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keeps covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Let your ear now be attentive, and your eyes open, that you may hear the prayer of your servant, which I pray before you now, day and night, for the children of Israel your servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against you: both I and my father's house have sinned."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"We have dealt very corruptly against you, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which you commanded your servant Moses."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Remember, I beseech you, the word that you commanded your servant Moses, saying, If you transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"But if you turn to me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out to the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from there, and will bring them to the place that I have chosen to set my name there."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Now these are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power, and by your strong hand."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"O LORD, I beseech you, let now your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who desire to fear your name: and prosper, I pray you, your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer."}],"citation":{"inline":"Nehemiah 1 (AKJV)","markdown":"[Nehemiah 1](https://primebible.com/akjv/nehemiah/1)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* AKJV. https://primebible.com/akjv/nehemiah/1 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}