Ezra 8 - ESV & NRSV

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

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

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O Lord, all my longing is before you;
my sighing is not hidden from you.

Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

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