When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.
While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly
You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come.
“What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heaven
because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.
“I will gather those among you who grieve over the appointed feasts, so that you will no longer suffer reproach.
Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
urging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not
“I am a Hebrew,” replied Jonah. “I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.”
And this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple
When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror
The messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people.