Nehemiah 1:4

Easy To Read Version

When I heard those things about the people of Jerusalem and about the wall, I was very upset. I sat down and cried. I was very sad. I fasted {\cf2\super [2]} and prayed to the God of Heaven for several days.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:16

David prayed to God for the baby. David refused to eat or drink. He went into his house and stayed there. He lay on the ground all night.

2 Chronicles 6:13

Solomon had made a bronze platform {\cf2\super [97]} 5 cubits {\cf2\super [98]} long, 5 cubits {\cf2\super [99]} wide and 3 cubits {\cf2\super [100]} and placed it in the middle of the outside yard. {\cf2\super [101]} Then he stood on the platform and kneeled in front of all the people of Israel who were gathered together. Solomon spread his hands out toward the sky.

Ezra 1:2

“From Cyrus king of Persia:

Ezra 10:1

Ezra was praying and confessing. He was crying and bowing down in front of God’s temple. While Ezra was doing that, a large group of the people of Israel—men, women, and children—gathered around him. Those people were also crying very hard.

Ezra 9:3

When I heard about this, I tore my robe and my coat \{to show I was upset\}. I pulled hair from my head and beard. I sat down, shocked and upset.

Ezra 9:5

Then, when it was time for the evening sacrifice, I got up. I had made myself look shameful while I was sitting there. My robe and coat were torn, and I fell on my knees with my hands spread out to the Lord my God.

Nehemiah 2:20

But this is what I said to those men: “The God of Heaven will help us succeed. We are God’s servants and we will build this city again. And you can’t help us in this work. None of your family lived here in Jerusalem. You don’t own any of this land. You have no right to be in this place!”

Nehemiah 2:4

Then the king said to me, “What do you want me to do?”

Psalm 102:15

People will worship the Lord’s name.\par God, all the kings on earth will honor you.\par

Psalm 136:26

Praise the God of heaven!\par His true love continues forever.\par \par \par

Psalm 137:1

We sat by the rivers in Babylon\par and cried as we remembered Zion. {\cf2\super [628]} \par

Daniel 10:2

\{Daniel says,\} “At that time, I, Daniel, was very sad for three weeks.

Daniel 2:18

Daniel asked his friends to pray to the God of heaven. Daniel asked them to pray that God would be kind to them and help them understand this secret. Then Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the other wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 9:3

Then I turned to God, my Master. I prayed to him and asked him for help. I did not eat any food, and I put on the clothes that showed I was sad. And I put dirt on my head.

Jonah 1:9

Jonah said to the men, “I am a Hebrew (Jew). And I worship the Lord, the God of heaven. He is the God who made the sea and the land.”

Zephaniah 3:18

like people at a party.”\par The Lord said,\par “I will take away your shame.\par I will make those people stop hurting you. {\cf2\super [23]} \par

Romans 12:15

When other people are happy, you should be happy with them. And when other people are sad, you should be sad with them.