{"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/kjv/nehemiah/1","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T00:35:02.803Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","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 brethren, came, he and <i>certain</i> 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 unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province <i>are</i> in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also <i>is</i> 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 <i>certain</i> days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, <i>If</i> ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"But <i>if</i> ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, <i>yet</i> will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Now these <i>are</i> thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer."}],"citation":{"inline":"Nehemiah 1 (KJV)","markdown":"[Nehemiah 1](https://primebible.com/kjv/nehemiah/1)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/nehemiah/1 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}