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Ezra 8:21

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God’s Protection Sought

21Then I called for aa fast there at bthe river of Ahava, that we might chumble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a 1direct journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit straight way

Cross references

  1. a1 Sam 7:6; 2 Chr 20:3
  2. bEzra 8:15, 31
  3. cLev 16:29; 23:29; Is 58:3, 5

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our goods.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I proclaimed a fast by the Ahava River, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us, our dependents, and all our possessions.

NLTNew Living Translation

And there by the Ahava Canal, I gave orders for all of us to fast and humble ourselves before our God. We prayed that he would give us a safe journey and protect us, our children, and our goods as we traveled.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava to humble ourselves before our God in order to seek from him a safe journey for us, our children, and our possessions.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.