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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Verse 4 is found in chapter 1 of Nehemiah. Nehemiah receives news in Susa about Jerusalem: the survivors are in great distress, and the wall remains broken down. The city represents the public vulnerability of the restored community. The narrative therefore begins not with a personal vision of greatness, but with a collective wound that provokes a response of responsibility.
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Da ich aber solche Worte hörte, saß ich und weinte und trug Leid etliche Tage und fastete und betete vor dem Gott des Himmels
Y fue que, como yo oí estas palabras, senteme y lloré, y enluteme por algunos días, y ayuné y oré delante del Dios de los cielos.
Cuando oí estas palabras, me senté y lloré. Estuve de duelo durante varios días, ayunando y orando delante del Dios de los cielos.
Lorsque j'entendis ces choses, je m'assis, je pleurai, et je fus plusieurs jours dans la désolation. Je jeûnai et je priai devant le Dieu des cieux,
E quando io ebbi intese quelle parole, io mi posi a sedere, e piansi, e feci cordoglio per molti giorni; e digiunai, e feci orazione, davanti all’Iddio del cielo,
E sucedeu que, ouvindo eu estas palavras, assentei-me e chorei, e lamentei por alguns dias; e estive jejuando e orando perante o Deus dos céus.
我聽見這話,就坐下哭泣,悲哀幾日,在天上的上帝面前禁食祈禱,
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