Nehemiah 1:2-4
Common English Bible
2 Hanani, one of my brothers, came with some other men from Judah. I asked them about the Jews who had escaped and survived the captivity, and about Jerusalem.
3 They told me, “Those in the province who survived the captivity are in great trouble and shame! The wall around Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been destroyed by fire!”
Confession
4 When I heard this news, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
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Nehemiah 1:2-4
King James Version
2 That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
3 And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
4 And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
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Nehemías 1:2-4
Dios Habla Hoy
2 cuando llegó mi hermano Hananí con unos hombres que venían de Judá. Entonces les pregunté por Jerusalén y por los judíos que habían escapado de ir al destierro. 3 Y me contestaron: «Los que escaparon de ir al destierro y se quedaron en la provincia, están en una situación muy difícil y vergonzosa. En cuanto a Jerusalén, la muralla ha sido derribada y sus puertas han sido destruidas por el fuego.»
4 Al escuchar estas noticias, me senté a llorar, y por algunos días estuve muy triste, ayunando y orando ante el Dios del cielo.
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