Protection of God Invoked

²¹ Then I proclaimed ^(A)a fast there at ^(B)the river of Ahava, to ^(C)humble ourselves before our God, to seek from Him a ^[a]safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.

³¹ Then we journeyed from ^(A)the river Ahava on ^(B)the twelfth of the first month to go to Jerusalem; and ^(C)the hand of our God was upon us, and He rescued us from the hand of the enemy and the ambushes by the road.