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
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee …
Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is …
And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And …
Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, …
This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord …
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of …
Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.
The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he …