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Nehemiah 1:4

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2 That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

3 And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.

And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,

5 And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:

6 Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father’s house have sinned.

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BSB
When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
KJV
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
WEB
When I heard these words, I sat down and wept, and mourned several days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,
ASV
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,
DARBY
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat and wept, and mourned for days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of the heavens,
BLB
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept and mourned [for] days, and I was fasting and praying before the face of the God of the heavens,
ÅB
Da jeg hørte denne tidende, satte jeg meg ned og gråt og sørget dag etter dag, og jeg fastet og ba for himmelens Guds åsyn.
OTB
Da jeg hørte disse ordene, satte jeg meg ned og gråt, sørget i flere dager. Jeg fastet og ba for himmelens Gud.
B1930
Da jeg hørte denne tidende, satte jeg mig ned og gråt og sørget dag efter dag, og jeg fastet og bad for himmelens Guds åsyn.

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  • Daniel 9:3

    And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

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  • Psalms 137:1

    By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

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  • Ezra 10:1

    Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.

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  • Psalms 69:9–10

    For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

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  • Psalms 102:13–14

    Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.

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  • Nehemiah 2:4

    Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

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  • Zephaniah 3:18

    I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.

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  • Daniel 2:18

    That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

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