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Nehemiah 1:2-4
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Nehemiah 1:2-4
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 one of my brothers, Hanani, came with certain men from Judah, and I asked them about the Jews who escaped, those who had survived the captivity, and about Jerusalem. 3 They replied, “The remnant there in the province who escaped captivity are in great trouble and shame; the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been destroyed by fire.”(A)
4 When I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.(B)
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