Ezra 8:23

23 So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.

Ezra 8:23 in Other Translations

23 So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.

23 So we fasted and implored our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty.

23 So we fasted and earnestly prayed that our God would take care of us, and he heard our prayer.

23 So we fasted and prayed about these concerns. And he listened.

23 So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was entreated of us.

23 So we fasted and asked our God for a safe journey, and he answered our prayer.

23 So we fasted and pleaded with our God about this, and He granted our request.

23 So we didn't eat anything. We prayed to our God about all of those matters. And he answered our prayers.

Ezra 8:23 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 8:23

So we fasted, and besought our God for this
Sought the Lord by fasting and prayer for a good journey, and preservation in it:

and he was entreated of us;
accepted their prayer, as Jarchi, so that they came safe to Jerusalem.

Ezra 8:23 In-Context

21 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.

22 I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, “The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him.”

23 So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.

24 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, namely, Sherebiah, Hashabiah and ten of their brothers,

25 and I weighed out to them the offering of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his advisers, his officials and all Israel present there had donated for the house of our God.

Cross References

• 1. S 2 Chronicles 20:3; 2 Chronicles 33:13; Acts 14:23