Nehemiah prayed in faith for days after learning that Jews released from Babylonian captivity were “in a very bad plight and in reproach; and the wall of Jerusalem [was] broken down. ”
Uzzinājis, ka no Babilonijas gūsta atbrīvotie ebreji ” ir lielā nelaimē un kaunā ” un ka ” Jeruzālemes mūri ir noplēsti ”, Nehemija vairākas dienas ticībā lūdza Jehovu. ( Neh. 1: 3, 4.)