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Ezra 8:21
Christian Standard Bible
Ezra 8:21
Christian Standard Bible
Preparing to Return
21 I proclaimed a fast(A) by the Ahava River,[a] so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us, our dependents, and all our possessions.
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- 8:21 Or Canal, also in v. 31
Ezra 8:31
Christian Standard Bible
Ezra 8:31
Christian Standard Bible
Arrival in Jerusalem
31 We set out from the Ahava River on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem. We were strengthened by our God,[a](A) and he kept us from the grasp of the enemy and from ambush along the way.(B)
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- 8:31 Lit The hand of our God was on us
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