Upon hearing the news that his people “are in a very bad plight and in reproach; and the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its very gates have been burned with fire, ” Nehemiah is deeply disturbed. He fervently prays to God for direction.
कुछ वक्‍त बाद, राजा अर्तक्षत्र नहेमायाह के चेहरे पर छायी उदासी देख लेता है और वजह जानने पर उसे यरूशलेम जाने की इजाज़त देता है ।