Nehemiah 1:4

When I heard these things I sat down abruptly, crying and mourning for several days. I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

Nehemiah 2:4

The king responded, "What is it you are seeking?" Then I quickly prayed to the God of heaven

Ezra 10:1

While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself to the ground before the temple of God, a very large crowd of Israelites -- men, women, and children alike -- gathered around him. The people wept loudly.

Psalm 137:1

By the rivers of Babylon we sit down and weep when we remember Zion.

1 Samuel 4:17-22

The messenger replied, "Israel has fled from the Philistines! The army has suffered a great defeat! Your two sons, Hophni and Phineas, are dead! The ark of God has been captured!"

Ezra 5:11-12

They responded to us in the following way: 'We are servants of the God of heaven and earth. We are rebuilding the temple which was previously built many years ago. A great king of Israel built it and completed it.

Ezra 9:3

When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and my robe and ripped out some of the hair from my head and beard. Then I sat down, quite devastated.

Psalm 69:9-10

Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you.

Psalm 102:13-14

You will rise up and have compassion on Zion. For it is time to have mercy on her, for the appointed time has come.

Daniel 2:18

He asked them to pray for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery so that he and his friends would not be destroyed along with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 9:3

So I turned my attention to the Lord God to implore him by prayer and requests, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

Jonah 1:9

He said to them, "I am a Hebrew! And I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land."

Zephaniah 3:18

"As for those who grieve because they cannot attend the festivals -- I took them away from you; they became tribute and were a source of shame to you.

Romans 12:15

Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

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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,

Bible References

I sat down

1 Samuel 4:17
The messenger replied, "Israel has fled from the Philistines! The army has suffered a great defeat! Your two sons, Hophni and Phineas, are dead! The ark of God has been captured!"
Ezra 10:1
While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself to the ground before the temple of God, a very large crowd of Israelites -- men, women, and children alike -- gathered around him. The people wept loudly.
Psalm 69:9
Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you.
Psalm 102:13
You will rise up and have compassion on Zion. For it is time to have mercy on her, for the appointed time has come.
Psalm 137:1
By the rivers of Babylon we sit down and weep when we remember Zion.
Daniel 9:3
So I turned my attention to the Lord God to implore him by prayer and requests, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
Zephaniah 3:18
"As for those who grieve because they cannot attend the festivals -- I took them away from you; they became tribute and were a source of shame to you.
Romans 12:15
Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

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