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

He who brought the news answered and said, "Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has also been a great defeat among the people. Your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been captured."

While Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, a very great assembly of men, women, and children, gathered to him out of Israel, for the people wept bitterly.

For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.

You will arise and have pity on Zion; it is the time to favor her; the appointed time has come.

By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion.

Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

I will gather those of you who mourn for the festival, so that you will no longer suffer reproach.

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