Nehemiah 1:4

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Summary

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,

I sat down

Bible References

I sat down

And the messenger answered and said, Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.

And while Ezra prayed, and made confession, weeping and falling down before the house of God, there were gathered to him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children; for the people wept very much.

For the zeal of thy house hath devoured me, and the reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me.

Thou wilt rise up, thou wilt have mercy upon Zion: for it is the time to be gracious to her, for the set time is come.

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

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

I will gather them that sorrow for the solemn assemblies, who were of thee: the reproach of it was a burden unto them.

Rejoice with those that rejoice, weep with those that weep.