^12 (A)But because our fathers had angered the God of heaven, he ^(B)gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house and carried away the people to Babylonia.

Nehemiah's Prayer

⁴ As soon as I heard these words I ^(A)sat down and wept and mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the ^(B)God of heaven.

^18 (A)and told them to seek mercy from the ^(B)God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not ^(C)be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.