Nehemiah 1:11 - The Scriptures 1998

¹¹ “O יהוה, I pray, please let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who delight to fear Your Name. And let Your servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him compassion in the presence of this man.” For I was cupbearer to the sovereign.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ O Lord, let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and the prayer of Your servants who delight to revere and fear Your name (Your nature and attributes); and prosper, I pray You, Your servant this day and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was cupbearer to the king.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ 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 delight to fear thy name; and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. Now I was cupbearer to the king.

Common English Bible

¹¹ “LORD, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in honoring your name. Please give success to your servant today and grant him favor in the presence of this man!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ I beg you, O Lord, may your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who are willing to fear your name. And so, guide your servant today, and grant to him mercy before this man." For I was the cupbearer of the king.

Nehemiah 1:11 Cross References

Genesis 24:42

“And this day I came to the fountain and said, ‘יהוה, Elohim of my master Aḇ

Genesis 32:11

“Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Ě

Genesis 32:28

And He said, “Your name is no longer called Yaʽ

Genesis 40:1

And after these events it came to be that the cupbearer and the baker of the sovereign of Mitsrayim sinned against their master, the sovereign of Mitsrayim.

Genesis 40:2

And Pharaoh was wroth with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.

Genesis 40:21

and he restored the chief cupbearer to his post of cupbearer again, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand,

Genesis 40:23

And the chief cupbearer did not remember Yosĕ

Genesis 41:9

Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, “I remember my crimes this day.

Genesis 43:14

“And Ě

2 Chronicles 6:40

“Now, my Elohim, I pray, let Your eyes be open and let Your ears be attentive to the prayer of this place.

Ezra 1:1

And in the first year of Koresh sovereign of Persia, that the word of יהוה  by the mouth of Yirmeyah might be accomplished, יהוה  stirred up the spirit of Koresh sovereign of Persia, to proclaim throughout all his reign, and also in writing, saying,

Ezra 7:6

this Ezra came up from Baḇ

Nehemiah 1:6

please let Your ear be attentive and Your eyes open, to hear the prayer of Your servant which I am praying before You now, day and night, for the children of Yisra’ĕ

Nehemiah 2:1

And it came to be in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaḥ

Nehemiah 2:8

and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the sovereign’s forest, that he should give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace that belongs to the House, and for the city wall, and for the house I would enter.” And the sovereign gave them to me according to the good hand of my Elohim upon me.

Psalm 106:46

And He would let them find compassion, Before all those holding them captive.

Psalm 130:2

O יהוה, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my prayers.

Psalm 61:5

For You, O Elohim, have heard my vows; You have given me the inheritance Of those who fear Your Name.

Psalm 86:6

Give ear, O יהוה, to my prayer; And listen to the voice of my pleadings.

Proverbs 1:29

“Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of יהוה,

Proverbs 21:1

The sovereign’s heart is as channels of water In the hand of יהוה ; He turns it wherever He wishes.

Jeremiah 42:12

‘And I shall show you compassion, so that he has compassion on you and let you return to your own land.’

Malachi 3:16

Then shall those who fear יהוה  speak to one another, and יהוה  listen and hear, and a book of remembrance be written before Him, of those who fear יהוה, and those who think upon His Name.

Hebrews 13:18

Pray for us, for we trust that we have a good conscience, desiring to behave well in every way.