¹⁴ Nehemiah prayed, “Remember me for what I have done, my Elohim, and don’t wipe out the good things that I have done for your temple and for the worship that is held there.”

Nehemiah Ensures That No Work Is Done on the Day of Worship

¹⁵ In those days I saw people in Judah stomping grapes in the winepresses on the day of worship. I saw them bringing in loads of wine, grapes, figs, and every other kind of load. They piled the loads on donkeys and brought them into Jerusalem on the day of worship. I warned them about selling food on that day. ¹⁶ People from Tyre who lived in Jerusalem were bringing in fish and all kinds of goods. They were selling them on the day of worship to the people of Judah, even in Jerusalem.