Nehemiah 1:11
1:11 Please,
O Lord, listen attentively
to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who take pleasure in showing respect
to your name. Grant your servant success today and show compassion to me
in the presence of this man.”
Now I was cupbearer for the king.
Nehemiah 5:8
5:8 I said to them, “To the extent possible we have bought back our fellow Jews
who had been sold to the Gentiles. But now you yourselves want to sell your own countrymen,
so that we can then buy them back!” They were utterly silent, and could find nothing to say.