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21 I called for a fast there by the Ahava Canal, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from him a safe journey for us, our children, and all our property. 22 I was embarrassed to request soldiers and horsemen from the king to protect us from the enemy along the way, because we had said to the king, |The good hand of our God is on everyone who is seeking him, but his great anger is against everyone who forsakes him.| 23 So we fasted and prayed to our God about this, and he answered us. Ezra 8:21-23, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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