Nehemiah 1:2-4
1599 Geneva Bible
2 Came Hanani, one of my [a]brethren, he and the men of Judah, and I asked them concerning the Jews that were delivered, which were of the residue of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
3 And they said unto me, The residue that are left of the captivity there in the [b]province, are in great affliction and in reproach, and the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and the gates thereof are burnt with fire.
4 And when I heard these words, I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,
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- Nehemiah 1:2 A Jew as I was.
- Nehemiah 1:3 Meaning, in Judea.
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