Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.Remember me, my God, concerning this, and don’t wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for its observances.Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof.Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the observances thereof.
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So I confronted the officials and I said, why is the house of God forsaken? Verse 14, remember me, oh my God, concerning this. And do not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God and for his service. In those days, I saw in Judah people treading wine presses on the Sabbath. Then I confronted the nobles of Judah and I said to them, what is this evil thing that you were doing? Profaning the Sabbath day, did not our fathers act in this very way? And for that very reason, did not our God bring all of this disaster on us and on this city? Remember this also in my favor, oh my God, and spare me according to the greatness of your steadfast love. Verse 23, in those days, I also saw the Jews who had married women of Ashdod and Ammon and Moab and half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod. They couldn't even speak the language of Judah. …
… assistant Hanan the son of Zechur, son of Mataniah. For they were considered reliable, and their duty was to distribute to their brothers. Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God and for his service. In those days I saw in Judah people treading wine presses on the Sabbath, and bringing in heaps of grain, and loading them on donkeys, and also wine, grapes, figs, all kinds of loads, which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. And I warned them on the day when they sold food. Tyrians also who lived in the city brought in fish and all kinds of goods and sold them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem itself. Then I confronted the nobles of Judah and said to them, What is this evil thing that you're doing, profaning the Sabbath day? Did not your fathers act in this way? And did not our God bring all this disaster on us and on this city? …
… priests, the Levites, the singers, etc. But they become lax in that. The priests have to go back to their secular job. He rectifies that in verse 14. Remember me, he prays, oh my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God and for its services. In those days, I saw in Judah some people treading wine presses on the Sabbath and bringing in sheaves and loading donkeys with wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on Shabbat, on the Sabbath day. And I warned them about the day on which they were selling provisions. Men of Tyre, the sea coast up in Lebanon, dwelt there also, who brought in fish and all kinds of goods and sold them on the Sabbath to the children of Judah and in Jerusalem. So I contended with the nobles of Judah and said to them, What evil thing is this that you do by which you profane the Sabbath day? …