Then I proclaimed a fast there at the Ahava River so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from Him a straight way for us, our little ones, and all of our possessions.
Psalm 137:1 - Tree of Life Version By the rivers of Babylon, we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition BY THE rivers of Babylon, there we [captives] sat down, yes, we wept when we [earnestly] remembered Zion [the city of our God imprinted on our hearts]. American Standard Version (1901) By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion. Common English Bible Alongside Babylon’s streams, there we sat down, crying because we remembered Zion. Catholic Public Domain Version Of David himself. O Lord, I will confess to you with my whole heart, for you have heard the words of my mouth. I will sing psalms to you in the sight of the Angels. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For David himself. I will praise thee, O lord, with my whole heart: for thou hast heard the words of my mouth. I will sing praise to thee in the sight of his angels: |
Then I proclaimed a fast there at the Ahava River so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from Him a straight way for us, our little ones, and all of our possessions.
Then we set out from the Ahava River on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was upon us and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambush along the way.
but I said to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad, when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”
My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all day: “Where is your God?”
Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all you who love her. Rejoice for joy with her all you who mourned over her.
“Take the waistband that you bought, which is on your waist, and get up, go to Perath and hide it there in a cleft of the rock.”
I never sat in the company of revelers nor made merry. Because of Your hand I sat alone, for You filled me with indignation.
You dwelling by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come, the measure of your covetousness.
Listen, the sound of the cry of the daughter of my people —a voice from a distant land— “Is Adonai no longer in Zion? Is her King no longer in her?” “Why have they provoked Me with their graven images, with foreign idols?”
Over these things I weep. My eyes overflow with water. For far from me is a comforter, who might refresh my soul. My children are desolate, because the enemy has prevailed.”
Their heart cried out to the Lord: O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night. Give yourself no relief, your eyes no rest.
Streams of tears run down my eyes because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.
In the thirtieth year on the fifth day of the fourth month, as I was among the exiles by the river Chebar, the heavens opened, and I saw visions of God.
the word of Adonai came to Ezekiel the kohen, son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar. (The hand of Adonai was upon him there.)
I came to the exiles at Tel-Abib who lived by the river Chebar. I sat where they were dwelling. I sat there overwhelmed among them for seven days.
So I set my face to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes.
And I will grant authority to My two witnesses and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.”