Nehemiah 1:3-5

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3 They said to me, “The remnant there in the ^aprovince who remain from the captivity are in great calamity and ^breproach, and ^bthe wall of Jerusalem is broken down and ^cits gates are burned with fire.”
4 Now it happened that when I heard these words, ^aI sat down and wept and mourned for days; and I was fasting and praying before ^bthe God of heaven. 5 I said, “I beseech You, O ¹Yahweh, the God of heaven, ^athe great and fearsome God, ^bwho keeps the covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments,