Nehemiah 1:11
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.
Context
This verse from Nehemiah Chapter 1 connects to 10 cross-references. Nehemiah, cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes, receives word that the returned exiles in Jerusalem are in great distress—the wall is broken down and the gates burned. He weeps, fasts, and prays for days, confessing the people's sins and appealing …
Other Translations
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.
`I beseech Thee, O Lord, let, I pray Thee, Thine ear be attentive unto the prayer of Thy servant, and unto the prayer of Thy servants, those delighting to fear Thy Name; and give prosperity, I pray Thee, to Thy servant to-day, and give him for mercies before this man;' and I have been butler to the king.
O Lord, let your ear take note of the prayer of your servant, and of the prayers of your servants, who take delight in worshipping your name: give help, O Lord, to your servant this day, and let him have mercy in the eyes of this man. (Now I was the king's wine-servant.)
Cross References
Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, …
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power …
And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of …
And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was …
Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver …
And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:
Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If …
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of …