Translations
Modern
So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request.
Traditional
So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.
Literal
And we fasted and sought from our God for this, and He was entreated of us.
Latin
Jejunavimus autem, et rogavimus Deum nostrum per hoc: et evenit nobis prospere.
Original
Hebrew
English
So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request.
Notes
fasted and petitioned: In the Old Testament, people often fasted while praying to show their need before God (1 Kings 21:9; 2 Chronicles 20:3; Nehemiah 1:4; Daniel 9:3).
Theme notes and profiles
Glossary
Topics
Answers To Prayer: Ezra Blessing: Temporal Blessings, Prayer For: Ezra Courage: Ezra, in Undertaking the Perilous Journey from Babylon to Palestine Without a Guard Fasting in Babylon, with Prayer for Divine Deliverance and Guidance Fasting: Accompanied by Prayer Fasting: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To God: Preserver Hand of God Humiliation and Self-Affliction: Enjoined Prayer: Answered: The Jews, Returning from the Captivity