Ezra 8:23
And we fast, and seek from our God for this, and He is entreated of us.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.
In Context
Cross References
2 Kings 13:4And Jehoahaz appeaseth the face of Jehovah, and Jehovah hearkeneth unto him, for He hath seen the oppression of Israel, for oppressed them hath the king of Aram, —
2 Chronicles 33:12And when he is in distress he hath appeased the face of Jehovah his God, and is humbled exceedingly before the God of his fathers,
Ezra 8:31And we journey from the river Ahava, on the twelfth of the first month, to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God hath been upon us, and He delivereth us from the hand of the enemy and the lier in wait by the way;
Esther 4:16'Go, gather all the Jews who are found in Shushan, and fast for me, and do not eat nor drink three days, by night and by day; also I and my young women do fast likewise, and so I go in unto the king, that [is] not according to law, and when I have perished — I have perished.'
Proverbs 3:5Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.
Jeremiah 29:12'And ye have called Me, and have gone, and have prayed unto Me, and I have hearkened unto you,
Matthew Henry on Ezra 8:22-24
Ezra's Fast. ( b. c. 457.) 21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. 22 For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him. 23 So we… Read the whole commentary →