Nehemiah 1:6

1:6 may your ear be attentive and your eyes be open to hear the prayer of your servant that I am praying to you today throughout both day and night on behalf of your servants the Israelites. I am confessing the sins of the Israelites that we have committed13 against you—both I myself and my family14 have sinned.

Sign up for the Verse of the Day

Get beautiful Bible art delivered to your inbox. We’ll send you a new verse every day to download or share.

13	tn Heb “have sinned.” For stylistic reasons—to avoid redundancy in English—this was translated as “committed.”
14	tn Heb “the house of my father.”