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Nehemiah 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,

KJV

Cumque audissem verba hujuscemodi, sedi, et flevi, et luxi diebus multis : jejunabam, et orabam ante faciem Dei cæli :

Vulgate

καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ἀκοῦσαί με τοὺς λόγους τούτους ἐκάθισα καὶ ἔκλαυσα καὶ ἐπένθησα ἡμέρας, καὶ ἤμην νηστεύων καὶ προσευχόμενος ἐνώπιον θεοῦ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ.

LXX

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,

ASV

וַ/יְהִ֞י כְּ/שָׁמְעִ֣/י אֶת הַ/דְּבָרִ֣ים הָ/אֵ֗לֶּה יָשַׁ֨בְתִּי֙ וָֽ/אֶבְכֶּ֔ה וָ/אֶתְאַבְּלָ֖/ה יָמִ֑ים וָֽ/אֱהִ֥י צָם֙ וּ/מִתְפַּלֵּ֔ל לִ/פְנֵ֖י אֱלֹהֵ֥י הַ/שָּׁמָֽיִם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֖לֶּה
'lh
pronoun · 744×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
הִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל
htpll
verb · 84×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יֵּ֥בְךְּ
ybk
verb · 115×
יָּצֻ֖מוּ
ytsmv
verb · 21×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×
שָּׁמַ֔יִם
shmym
noun · 419×
תֶּאֱבַ֣ל
t'bl
verb · 39×

Typology

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§2585From the time of David to the coming of the Messiah texts appearing in these sacred books show a deepening in prayer for oneself and in prayer for others.37 Thus the psalms were gradually collected into the five books of the Psalter (or "Praises"), the masterwork of prayer in the Old Testament.

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 22:19 — Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desola
  • Dan 2:18 — That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
  • Dan 9:3 — And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
  • Dan 9:3 — And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
  • Dan 10:2 — In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.
  • Ezra 5:11 — And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up
  • Ezra 9:3 — And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.
  • Ezra 9:3 — And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.
  • Ezra 10:1 — Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and chi
  • Job 2:13 — So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
  • Jonah 1:9 — And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
  • Jonah 1:9 — And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
  • Matt 6:16 — Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
  • Neh 2:4 — Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
  • Neh 2:4 — Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
  • Ps 69:9 — For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
  • Ps 102:13 — Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
  • Ps 136:26 — O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.
  • Ps 137:1 — By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
  • Rom 12:15 — Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
  • Zeph 3:18 — I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.