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Daniel 9:3

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1 In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes, a Mede by descent, who was made ruler over the kingdom of the Chaldeans —

2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.

So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

4 And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments,

5 we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.

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BSB
So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
KJV
And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
WEB
I set my face to the Lord God, to seek by prayer and petitions, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.
ASV
And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.
DARBY
And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes;
BLB
And I set my face toward the Lord God to seek [by] prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.
ÅB
Da vendte jeg mitt ansikt til Gud Herren for å søke ham med bønn og ydmyke begjæringer under faste og i sekk og aske.
OTB
Så vendte jeg min oppmerksomhet til Herren Gud, og søkte Ham ved bønn og inderlig bønn, med faste, sekkestrie og aske.
B1930
Da vendte jeg mitt ansikt til Gud Herren for å søke ham med bønn og ydmyke begjæringer under faste og i sekk og aske.

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 29:10–13

    For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.

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  • Jeremiah 33:3

    Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

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  • James 5:16–18

    Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

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  • Nehemiah 1:4–11

    When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

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  • Esther 4:16

    “Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”

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  • Ezra 10:6

    Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. And while he stayed there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.

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  • James 4:8–10

    Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

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  • Ezra 9:5

    At the evening offering, I got up from my humiliation with my tunic and cloak torn, and I fell on my knees, spread out my hands to the LORD my God,

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