Nehemiah 1:11

New International Reader's Version

Lord, please pay careful attention to my prayer. Listen to the prayers of all of us. We take delight in bringing honor to your name. Give me success today when I bring my request to King Artaxerxes.” I was the king’s wine taster.

Cross References

Genesis 24:42

“Today I came to the spring. I said, ‘Lord, you are the God of my master Abraham. Please make me successful on this journey I’ve made.

Genesis 32:11

Please save me from the hand of my brother Esau. I’m afraid he’ll come and attack me and the mothers with their children.

Genesis 32:28

Then the man said, “Your name will not be Jacob anymore. Instead, it will be Israel. You have wrestled with God and with people. And you have won.”

Genesis 40:1

Some time later, the Egyptian king’s baker and wine taster did something their master didn’t like.

Genesis 40:2

So Pharaoh became angry with his two officials, the chief wine taster and the chief baker.

Genesis 40:21

He gave the chief wine taster’s job back to him. Once again the wine taster put the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.

Genesis 40:23

But the chief wine taster didn’t remember Joseph. In fact, he forgot all about him.

Genesis 41:9

Then the chief wine taster spoke up. He said to Pharaoh, “Now I remember that I’ve done something wrong.

Genesis 43:14

May the Mighty God cause him to show you mercy. May the man let your other brother and Benjamin come back with you. And if I lose my sons, I lose them.”

2 Chronicles 6:40

“My God, let your eyes see us. Let your ears pay attention to the prayers offered in this place.

Ezra 1:1

It was the first year of the rule of Cyrus. He was king of Persia. The Lord inspired him to send a message all through his kingdom. It happened so that what the Lord had spoken through Jeremiah would come true. The message was written down. It said,

Ezra 7:6

So Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a teacher who knew the Law of Moses very well. The Lord, the God of Israel, had given Israel that law. The king had given Ezra everything he asked for. That’s because the Lord his God helped him.

Nehemiah 1:6

Please pay careful attention to my prayer. See how your people are suffering. Please listen to me. I’m praying to you day and night. I’m praying for the people of Israel. We Israelites have committed sins against you. All of us admit it. I and my family have also sinned against you.

Nehemiah 2:1

Wine was brought in for King Artaxerxes. It was the month of Nisan in the 20th year of his rule. I got the wine and gave it to him. I hadn’t been sad in front of him before. But now I was.

Nehemiah 2:8

May I also have a letter to Asaph? He takes care of the royal park. I want him to give me some logs so I can make beams out of them. I want to use them for the gates of the fort that is by the temple. Some of the logs will also be used in the city wall. And I’ll need some for the house I’m going to live in.” God was kind to me and helped me. So the king gave me what I asked for.

Psalm 106:46

He made all those who held them as prisoners have mercy on them.

Psalm 130:2

Lord, listen to me. Pay attention to my cry for your mercy.

Psalm 61:5

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

Psalm 86:6

Lord, hear my prayer. Listen to my cry for mercy.

Proverbs 1:29

You hated knowledge. You didn’t choose to have respect for the Lord.

Proverbs 21:1

In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is like a stream of water. The Lord directs it toward all those who please him.

Jeremiah 42:12

I will show you my loving concern. Then he will have concern for you. And he will let you return to your land.’

Malachi 3:16

Those who had respect for the Lord talked with one another. And the Lord heard them. A list of people and what they did was written in a book in front of him. It included the names of those who respected the Lord and honored him.

Hebrews 13:18

Pray for us. We feel sure we have done what is right. We desire to live as we should in every way.