_THE WORDS OF NEHEMIAH THE SON OF HACHALIAH. AND IT CAME TO PASS IN THE MONTH CHISLEU, IN THE TWENTIETH YEAR, AS I WAS IN SHUSHAN THE PALACE,_ Nehemiah (comforted of Yahweh) the son of Hachaliah (whose eyes Yahweh enlivens). This eminently pious and patriotic Jew is to be carefully distinguished fr... [ Continue Reading ]
_THAT HANANI, ONE OF MY BRETHREN, CAME, HE AND CERTAIN MEN OF JUDAH; AND I ASKED THEM CONCERNING THE JEWS THAT HAD ESCAPED, WHICH WERE LEFT OF THE CAPTIVITY, AND CONCERNING JERUSALEM._ Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah. Hanani is called (Nehemiah 7:2) his brother. But as... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY SAID UNTO ME, THE REMNANT THAT ARE LEFT OF THE CAPTIVITY THERE IN THE PROVINCE ARE IN GREAT AFFLICTION AND REPROACH: THE WALL OF JERUSALEM ALSO IS BROKEN DOWN, AND THE GATES THEREOF ARE BURNED_ _ WITH FIRE._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN I HEARD THESE WORDS, THAT I SAT DOWN AND WEPT, AND MOURNED CERTAIN DAYS, AND FASTED, AND PRAYED BEFORE THE GOD OF HEAVEN,_ When I heard these words ... I sat down ... and mourned ... and fasted, and prayed. The recital deeply affected the patriotic feelings of this good m... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND SAID, I BESEECH THEE, O LORD GOD OF HEAVEN, THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE GOD, THAT KEEPETH COVENANT AND MERCY FOR THEM THAT LOVE HIM AND OBSERVE HIS COMMANDMENTS:_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_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._ I was the king's cup-b... [ Continue Reading ]