Nehemiah 1:11

Good News Translation

Listen now to my prayer and to the prayers of all your other servants who want to honor you. Give me success today and make the emperor merciful to me.” In those days I was the emperor's wine steward.

Cross References

Genesis 24:42

“When I came to the well today, I prayed, ‘Lord, God of my master Abraham, please give me success in what I am doing.

Genesis 32:11

Save me, I pray, from my brother Esau. I am afraid—afraid that he is coming to attack us and destroy us all, even the women and children.

Genesis 32:28

The man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob. You have struggled with God and with men, and you have won; so your name will be Israel.”

Genesis 40:1

Some time later the king of Egypt's wine steward and his chief baker offended the king.

Genesis 40:2

He was angry with these two officials

Genesis 40:21

He restored the wine steward to his former position,

Genesis 40:23

But the wine steward never gave Joseph another thought—he forgot all about him.

Genesis 41:9

Then the wine steward said to the king, “I must confess today that I have done wrong.

Genesis 43:14

May Almighty God cause the man to have pity on you, so that he will give Benjamin and your other brother back to you. As for me, if I must lose my children, I must lose them.”

2 Chronicles 6:40

“Now, O my God, look on us and listen to the prayers offered in this place.

Ezra 1:1

In the first year that Cyrus of Persia was emperor, the Lord made what he had said through the prophet Jeremiah come true. He prompted Cyrus to issue the following command and send it out in writing to be read aloud everywhere in his empire:

Ezra 7:6

Ezra was a scholar with a thorough knowledge of the Law which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given to Moses. Because Ezra had the blessing of the Lord his God, the emperor gave him everything he asked for. In the seventh year of the reign of Artaxerxes, Ezra set out from Babylonia for Jerusalem with a group of Israelites which included priests, Levites, Temple musicians, Temple guards, and workers.

Nehemiah 1:6

Look at me, Lord, and hear my prayer, as I pray day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess that we, the people of Israel, have sinned. My ancestors and I have sinned.

Nehemiah 2:1

One day four months later, when Emperor Artaxerxes was dining, I took the wine to him. He had never seen me look sad before,

Nehemiah 2:8

I asked also for a letter to Asaph, keeper of the royal forests, instructing him to supply me with timber for the gates of the fort that guards the Temple, for the city walls, and for the house I was to live in. The emperor gave me all I asked for, because God was with me.

Psalm 106:46

He made all their oppressors feel sorry for them.

Psalm 130:2

Hear my cry, O Lord; listen to my call for help!

Psalm 61:5

You have heard my promises, O God, and you have given me what belongs to those who honor you.

Psalm 86:6

Listen, Lord, to my prayer; hear my cries for help.

Proverbs 1:29

You have never had any use for knowledge and have always refused to obey the Lord.

Proverbs 21:1

The Lord controls the mind of a king as easily as he directs the course of a stream.

Jeremiah 42:12

Because I am merciful, I will make him have mercy on you and let you go back home. I, the Lord, have spoken.’

Malachi 3:16

Then the people who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord listened and heard what they said. In his presence, there was written down in a book a record of those who feared the Lord and respected him.

Hebrews 13:18

Keep on praying for us. We are sure we have a clear conscience, because we want to do the right thing at all times.