Nehemiah 1:3–4

3 And they said to me, “The remnant there in the province who had survived the exile is in great trouble and fshame. gThe wall of Jerusalem is broken down, hand its gates are destroyed by fire.”

Nehemiah’s Prayer

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