{"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/drb/nehemiah/1","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T00:57:06.500Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Nehemiah","bookSlug":"nehemiah","chapter":1,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":null,"nextChapter":2,"totalChapters":13,"totalVerses":11},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"The words of Nehemias the son of Helchias. And it came to pass in the month of Casleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in the castle of Susa, "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"That Hanani one of my brethren came, he and some men of Juda; and I asked them concerning the Jews, that remained and were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And they said to me: They that have remained, and are left of the captivity there in the province, are in great affliction, and reproach: and the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and the gates thereof are burnt with fire. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And when I had heard these words, I sat down, and wept, and mourned for many days: and I fasted, and prayed before the face of the God of heaven. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And I said: WI beseech thee, 0 Lord God of heaven, strong, great, and terrible, who keepest covenant and mercy with those that love thee, and keep thy commandments : "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Let thy ears be attentive, and thy eyes open, to hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, night and day, for the children of Israel thy servants: and I confess the sins of the children of Israel, by which they have sinned against thee: I and my father's house have sinned. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"We have been seduced by vanity, and have not kept thy commandments, and ceremonies and judgments, which thou hast commanded thy servant Moses. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Remember the word that thou commandedst to Moses thy servant, saying: If you shall transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations: "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"But if you return to me, and keep my commandments, and do them, though you should be led away to the uttermost parts of the world, I will gather you from thence, and bring you back to the place which I have chosen for my name to dwell there. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And these are thy servants, and thy people : whom thou hast redeemed by thy great strength, and by thy mighty hand. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"I beseech thee, O Lord, let thy ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants who desire to fear thy name: and direct thy servant this day, and give him mercy before this man. For I was the king's cupbearer. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Nehemiah 1 (DRB)","markdown":"[Nehemiah 1](https://primebible.com/drb/nehemiah/1)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/nehemiah/1 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}