Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give your servant success today by granting him favor in the presence of this man.” I was cupbearer to the king. New Living Translation O Lord, please hear my prayer! Listen to the prayers of those of us who delight in honoring you. Please grant me success today by making the king favorable to me. Put it into his heart to be kind to me.” In those days I was the king’s cup-bearer. English Standard Version O Lord, 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 give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” Now I was cupbearer to the king. Berean Standard Bible O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.) King James Bible 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. New King James Version O Lord, I pray, please let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who desire to fear Your name; and let Your servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” For I was the king’s cupbearer. New American Standard Bible Please, Lord, may Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and the prayer of Your servants who delight to revere Your name, and please make Your servant successful today and grant him mercy before this man.” Now I was the cupbearer to the king. NASB 1995 “O Lord, I beseech You, may Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and the prayer of Your servants who delight to revere Your name, and make Your servant successful today and grant him compassion before this man.” Now I was the cupbearer to the king. NASB 1977 “O Lord, I beseech Thee, may Thine ear be attentive to the prayer of Thy servant and the prayer of Thy servants who delight to revere Thy name, and make Thy servant successful today, and grant him compassion before this man.” Now I was the cupbearer to the king. Legacy Standard Bible O Lord, I beseech You, may Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your slave and the prayer of Your slaves who delight to fear Your name, and make Your slave successful today and grant him compassion before this man.” Now I was the cupbearer to the king. Amplified Bible Please, O Lord, let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and the prayer of Your servants who delight to [reverently] fear Your Name [Your essence, Your nature, Your attributes, with awe]; and make Your servant successful this day and grant him compassion in the sight of this man [the king].” For I was cupbearer to the king [of Persia]. Christian Standard Bible Please, Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant and to that of your servants who delight to revere your name. Give your servant success today, and grant him compassion in the presence of this man. At the time, I was the king’s cupbearer. Holman Christian Standard Bible Please, Lord, let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and to that of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success today, and have compassion on him in the presence of this man. At the time, I was the king’s cupbearer. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version Please answer my prayer and the prayer of your other servants who gladly honor your name. When I serve the king his wine today, make him pleased with me and let him do what I ask. English Revised Version 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.) GOD'S WORD® Translation Lord, please pay attention to my prayer and to the prayers of all your other servants who want to worship your name. Please give me success today and make this man, King Artaxerxes, show me compassion." I was cupbearer to the king at this time. 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. International Standard Version "And now, Lord, I ask you to listen to the prayer of your servant—and to the prayers of your servants who delight in revering your Name. I ask you, please prosper your servant today by granting him to receive favor from this man." Now I was the king's senior security advisor. Majority Standard Bible O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.) NET Bible Please, O Lord, listen attentively to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who take pleasure in showing respect to your name. Grant your servant success today and show compassion to me in the presence of this man." Now I was cupbearer for the king. New Heart English Bible Lord, I beg you, let your ear be attentive now to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who delight to fear your name; and please prosper your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man." Now I was cup bearer to the king. Webster's Bible Translation O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thy 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 cup-bearer. World English Bible Lord, I beg you, let your ear be attentive now to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name; and please prosper your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” Now I was cup bearer to the king. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAh, now, O Lord, please let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants, those delighting to fear Your Name; and please give prosperity to Your servant today, and give him for mercies before this man”; and I have been butler to the king. Young's Literal Translation '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. Smith's Literal Translation Now, O Lord, now will thine ear be attending to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, desiring to fear thy name? and prosper now to thy servant this day: and wilt thou give him for compassion before this man? And I was giving drink to the king. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI beseech thee, O Lord, let thy ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants who desire to fear thy name: and direct thy servant this day, and give him mercy before this man. For I was the king's cupbearer. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. New American Bible LORD, may your ears be attentive to the prayer of your servant and that of all your servants who willingly revere your name. Grant success to your servant this day, and let him find favor with this man”—for I was cupbearer to the king. New Revised Standard Version O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man!” At the time, I was cupbearer to the king. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleO LORD, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant and to the prayer of those who are willing to worship thy name; and save thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was cup hearer to the king. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated In intercession before you, LORD JEHOVAH, your ear will be listening to the prayer of your Servant, and to the prayer of those who desire to worship your name, and save your Servant today, and give him in mercy before this man!” And I was the Butler to the King. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917O 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation Turn not away, I pray thee, O Lord, but let 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 cause him to find mercy in the sight of this man. Now I was the king's cup-bearer. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Nehemiah's Prayer…10They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand. 11O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.) Cross References Daniel 9:18-19 Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion. / O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.” Psalm 86:6 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy. 1 Kings 8:28-30 Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You today. / May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place. / Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive. Ezra 7:6 this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him. Psalm 130:2 O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy. 2 Chronicles 6:40 Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place. Isaiah 37:17 Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to all the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God. Psalm 143:1 A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me. 1 Samuel 1:11 And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.” 2 Kings 19:16 Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God. Acts 4:29-31 And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness, / as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.” / After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail. Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer. Treasury of Scripture O LORD, I beseech you, let now your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who desire to fear your name: and prosper, I pray you, your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer. Let now. Nehemiah 1:6 Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned. Psalm 86:6 Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. Psalm 130:2 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. who desire Proverbs 1:29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: Isaiah 26:8,9 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee… Hebrews 13:18 Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly. grant Nehemiah 2:8 And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me. Genesis 32:11,28 Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children… Genesis 43:14 And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved. Nehemiah 2:1 And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. Genesis 40:2,9-13,21,23 And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers… Genesis 41:9 Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day: Jump to Previous Attentive Bearer Beg Beseech Cup Cupbearer Cup-Bearer Delight Desire Ear Fear Grant King's Mercy Please Prayer Prosper Servant Servants SightJump to Next Attentive Bearer Beg Beseech Cup Cupbearer Cup-Bearer Delight Desire Ear Fear Grant King's Mercy Please Prayer Prosper Servant Servants SightNehemiah 1 1. Nehemiah, understanding by Hanani the misery of Jerusalem, mourns, fasts, and prays5. His prayer O Lord The Hebrew word for "Lord" here is "Adonai," which signifies God's sovereign authority and power. Nehemiah begins his prayer by acknowledging God's supreme rule over all creation. This invocation sets the tone for a prayer of humility and dependence, recognizing that all success and mercy come from the divine will of God. let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and to the prayer of Your servants who delight to revere Your name Give Your servant success this day, I pray and grant him mercy in the sight of this man (For I was the cupbearer to the king.)
Hebrew O Lord,אֲדֹנָ֗י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord may Your ear אָזְנְךָֽ־ (’ā·zə·nə·ḵā-) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear be תְּהִ֣י (tə·hî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be attentive קַ֠שֶּׁבֶת (qaš·še·ḇeṯ) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7183: Hearkening to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the prayer תְּפִלַּ֨ת (tə·p̄il·laṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8605: Intercession, supplication, a hymn of Your servant עַבְדְּךָ֜ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant and to וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the prayers תְּפִלַּ֣ת (tə·p̄il·laṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8605: Intercession, supplication, a hymn of Your servants עֲבָדֶ֗יךָ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant who delight הַֽחֲפֵצִים֙ (ha·ḥă·p̄ê·ṣîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2655: Delighting in, having pleasure in in reverence לְיִרְאָ֣ה (lə·yir·’āh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten of Your name. שְׁמֶ֔ךָ (šə·me·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 8034: A name Give Your servant לְעַבְדְּךָ֙ (lə·‘aḇ·də·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant success וְהַצְלִֽיחָה־ (wə·haṣ·lî·ḥāh-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 6743: To push forward this day, הַיּ֔וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day I pray, נָּ֤א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' and grant him וּתְנֵ֣הוּ (ū·ṯə·nê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set mercy לְרַחֲמִ֔ים (lə·ra·ḥă·mîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7356: Compassion, the womb, a maiden in the sight לִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face of this הַזֶּ֑ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that man.? הָאִ֣ישׁ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person (For I וַאֲנִ֛י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I was הָיִ֥יתִי (hā·yî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be the cupbearer מַשְׁקֶ֖ה (maš·qeh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4945: Causing to drink, a butler, drink, a well-watered region to the king.) לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (lam·me·leḵ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Links Nehemiah 1:11 NIVNehemiah 1:11 NLT Nehemiah 1:11 ESV Nehemiah 1:11 NASB Nehemiah 1:11 KJV Nehemiah 1:11 BibleApps.com Nehemiah 1:11 Biblia Paralela Nehemiah 1:11 Chinese Bible Nehemiah 1:11 French Bible Nehemiah 1:11 Catholic Bible OT History: Nehemiah 1:11 Lord I beg you let now your (Neh Ne) |