Nehemiah 1:4 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And it cometh to pass, at my hearing these words, I have sat down, and I weep and mourn [for] days, and I am fasting and praying before the God of the heavens.

English ASV

And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,

English Amplified

When I heard this, I sat down and wept and mourned for days and fasted and prayed [constantly] before the God of heaven,

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

When I heard this, I sat down and wept and mourned for days and fasted and prayed [constantly] before the God of heaven,

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for a number of days, fasting and praying before the God of the heavens.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat and wept, and mourned for days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of the heavens,

English EASY 2024

After they told me this, I sat down and I wept. I was very sad for many days. I did not eat or drink anything and I prayed to God.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

When I heard this about the people of Jerusalem and about the wall, I sat down and cried. I was very sad. I fasted and prayed to the God of Heaven for several days.

As soon as I heard these words I sat down and wept and mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

When I heard all this, I sat down and wept. For several days I mourned and did not eat. I prayed to God,

English God's Word - GW 1995

When I heard this, I sat down and cried. I mourned for days. I continued to fast and pray to the God of heaven.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for a number of days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

English KJV 1611

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,

English LSB

Now it happened that when I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for days; and I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

When I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for days. Then I fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

When I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for days; and I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

When I heard this report, I began to weep and continued mourning for several days; I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

When I heard these things I sat down abruptly, crying and mourning for several days. I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

When I heard about those things, I sat down and sobbed. For several days I was very sad. I didn't eat any food. And I prayed to the God of heaven.

English NIV

When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.

English NKJ 1982

So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

English NLT

When I heard this, I sat down and wept. In fact, for days I mourned, fasted, and prayed to the God of heaven.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

When I heard these words I sat down and wept, and mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

When I heard this, I sat down and cried. In fact, I refused to eat for several days, for I spent the time in prayer to the God of heaven.

English Tyndale 1537

When I heard these words, I sat me down and wept, and mourned two days, and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven