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Nehemiah 1:2-4
Revised Standard Version
Nehemiah 1:2-4
Revised Standard Version
2 that Hana′ni, one of my brethren, came with certain men out of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that survived, who had escaped exile, and concerning Jerusalem. 3 And they said to me, “The survivors there in the province who escaped exile are in great trouble and shame; the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are destroyed by fire.”
4 When I heard these words I sat down and wept, and mourned for days; and I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
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