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Ezra 8:23

PrayerFastingFaithProtection and safety

21 And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.

22 For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.”

So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request.

24 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,

25 and I weighed out to them the contribution of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites there had offered for the house of our God.

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BSB
So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request.
KJV
So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.
WEB
So we fasted and begged our God for this, and he granted our request.
ASV
So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was entreated of us.
DARBY
And we fasted, and besought our God for this; and he was entreated of us.
BLB
And we fasted and sought from our God for this, and He was entreated of us.
ÅB
Så fastet vi og ba vår Gud om hjelp, og han bønnhørte oss.
OTB
Så vi fastet og bønnfalt vår Gud om dette, og Han lyttet til vår bønn.
B1930
Så fastet vi og bad vår Gud om hjelp, og han bønnhørte oss.

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  • Jeremiah 29:12–13

    Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

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  • Matthew 7:7–8

    Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

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  • Ezra 8:31

    On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God was upon us to protect us from the hands of the enemies and bandits along the way.

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  • 2 Chronicles 33:12–13

    And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:29

    But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

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  • 1 Chronicles 5:20

    And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.

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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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  • Isaiah 19:22

    And the LORD will strike Egypt with a plague; He will strike them but heal them. They will turn to the LORD, and He will hear their prayers and heal them.

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