Nehemiah 1:4

New Century Version

When I heard these things, I sat down and cried for several days. I was sad and fasted. I prayed to the God of heaven,

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:16

David prayed to God for the baby. David fasted and went into his house and stayed there, lying on the ground all night.

2 Kings 22:19

When you heard my words against this place and its people, you became sorry for what you had done and humbled yourself before me. I said they would be cursed and would be destroyed. You tore your clothes to show how upset you were, and you cried in my presence. This is why I have heard you, says the Lord.

2 Chronicles 6:13

He had made a bronze platform seven and one-half feet long, seven and one-half feet wide, and seven and one-half feet high, and he had placed it in the middle of the outer courtyard. Solomon stood on the platform. Then he kneeled in front of all the people of Israel gathered there, and he spread out his hands toward the sky.

Ezra 1:2

This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: The Lord, the God of heaven, has given all the kingdoms of the earth to me, and he has appointed me to build a Temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah.

Ezra 10:1

As Ezra was praying and confessing and crying and throwing himself down in front of the Temple, a large group of Israelite men, women, and children gathered around him who were also crying loudly.

Ezra 9:3

When I heard this, I angrily tore my robe and coat, pulled hair from my head and beard, and sat down in shock.

Ezra 9:5

At the evening sacrifice I got up from where I had shown my shame. 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 I answered them, “The God of heaven will give us success. We, his servants, will start rebuilding, but you have no share, claim, or memorial in Jerusalem.”

Nehemiah 2:4

Then the king said to me, “What do you want?” First I prayed to the God of heaven.

Psalm 102:15

Nations will fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings on earth will honor you.

Psalm 136:26

Give thanks to the God of heaven. His love continues forever.

Psalm 137:1

By the rivers in Babylon we sat and cried when we remembered Jerusalem.

Daniel 10:2

At that time I, Daniel, had been very sad for three weeks.

Daniel 2:18

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

Daniel 9:3

Then I turned to the Lord God and prayed and asked him for help. To show my sadness, I fasted, put on rough cloth, and sat in ashes.

Jonah 1:9

Then Jonah said to them, “I am a Hebrew. I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land.”

Zephaniah 3:18

“I will take away the sadness planned for you, which would have made you very ashamed.

Romans 12:15

Be happy with those who are happy, and be sad with those who are sad.