⁶Then Ezra withdrew ^ufrom before the house of God and went to the ^vchamber of ^wJehohanan the son of ^xEliashib, where he spent the night,² neither ^yeating bread nor drinking water, for he was mourning over the faithlessness of the exiles.

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2Probable reading; Hebrew where he went

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NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. While he was there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he continued to mourn over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Ezra then went from the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib, where he spent the night. He did not eat food or drink water, because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Ezra left the front of the Temple of God and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. He spent the night there without eating or drinking anything. He was still in mourning because of the unfaithfulness of the returned exiles.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Ezra rose from before the house of God and went to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. He did not eat food nor drink water because he was mourning over the sin of the exiles.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.

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