 | Amicus (pseud.) - 1853 - 158 pages
...reproach," and that the wall of their Jerusalem was " broken down and the gates burned with fire," that he " sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven." During this period of humiliation, after confessing the sins of the children of Israel, and alluding... | |
 | Félix Bungener - France - 1854 - 492 pages
...reproach ; the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. " ' And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that...days, and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven. " ' And I said, I beseech Thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant... | |
 | 1886 - 376 pages
...and reproach : the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that...days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven, And said, I beseech thee, 0 Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and... | |
 | Hugh Stowell - 1854 - 344 pages
...and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that...days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven; and said, I beseech thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and... | |
 | Catharine Irene Finch - 1854 - 494 pages
...Jerusalem is broken down, and the gates are burned with fire !" When Nehemiah heard these words, he sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven. He acknowledged with deep humility the sins of his people; they had not kept the commandments, nor... | |
 | John Kitto - Religion - 1855 - 532 pages
...heard the sad intelligence regarding the distressed condition of the Jews in Jerusalem. (Neh. i. 3.) "And it came to pass, when I heard these words. that...days, and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven." (Neh. i. 4.) This was certainly " sowing in tears." Also, Nehemiah tells us, that he set out for Jerusalem... | |
 | Roland Mushat Frye - Bibles - 1978 - 644 pages
...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...prayed before the God of heaven, 5 And said, I beseech thce, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that kecpeth covenant and mercy for them that... | |
 | John R. Rice - Prayer - 1980 - 340 pages
...about the sad condition of the desolate city of Jerusalem during the captivity. Nehemiah 1 :4 •ays, "And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that...and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven." Some of Nehemiah's prayer is given to us; how contritely ke pled with God! But his prayer was heard,... | |
 | J. Hyles - Religion - 1982 - 260 pages
...a Bible doctrine. A spiritual fasting enhances not only one's health but also his spiritual power. "And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that...days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven. " — Nehemiah 1:4. "So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth,... | |
 | Zondervan - Bible - 1984 - 940 pages
...reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also ¡s broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. 4 * o me? 22 For though thou wash thee with nitre, and...Lord GOD. 23 How canst thou say. I am not polluted. I O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God. that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love... | |
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