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Nehemiah 1:4

King James Version

4 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,

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American Standard Version

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,

Christian Standard Bible

When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for a number of days, fasting and praying before the God of the heavens.

English Standard Version

As soon as I heard these words I sat down and wept and mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

New American Standard Bible

Now when I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for days; and I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

New International Version

When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.

New King James Version

So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

New Living Translation

When I heard this, I sat down and wept. In fact, for days I mourned, fasted, and prayed to the God of heaven.

World English Bible

When I heard these words, I sat down and wept, and mourned several days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,