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 he that brought the tidings answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath 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.

Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there was gathered together unto him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children; for the people wept very sore.

For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.

Thou wilt arise, and have mercy upon Zion; For it is time to have pity upon her, Yea, 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 assembly, who were of thee; to whom the burden upon her was a reproach.

Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep.