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(A)let Your ear now be attentive and Your eyes open to hear the prayer of Your slave which I am praying before You today, day and night, on behalf of the sons of Israel Your slaves, (B)confessing the sins of the sons of Israel which we have sinned against You; (C)I and my father’s house have sinned. (D)We have worked in utter destruction against You and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments (E)which You commanded Your [a]servant Moses. Remember the word which You commanded Your [b]servant Moses, saying, ‘(F)If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the peoples;

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 1:7 Or slave, cf. 1:6; see Foreword, “The Terminology of Slave”
  2. Nehemiah 1:8 Or slave, cf. 1:6; see Foreword, “The Terminology of Slave”

let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear(A) the prayer(B) your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess(C) the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father’s family, have committed against you. We have acted very wickedly(D) toward you. We have not obeyed the commands, decrees and laws you gave your servant Moses.

“Remember(E) the instruction you gave your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter(F) you among the nations,

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