נחמיה 1:4
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,
Context
This verse from נחמיה Chapter 1 connects to 10 cross-references. Nehemiah, cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes, receives word that the returned exiles in Jerusalem are in great distress—the wall is broken down and the gates burned. He weeps, fasts, and prays for days, confessing the people's sins and appealing …
תרגומים נוספים
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,
And it cometh to pass, at my hearing these words, I have sat down, and I weep and mourn <FI>for<Fi> days, and I am fasting and praying before the God of the heavens.
Then, after hearing these words, for some days I gave myself up to weeping and sorrow, seated on the earth; and taking no food I made prayer to the God of heaven,
הפניות צולבות
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And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my …
But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of …
And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build …
And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.
And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter …
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.
Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.