Nehemiah 1:4

When I heard these things I sat down abruptly, ¹  crying and mourning for several days. I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

1Sa 4:17-22; Ezr 5:11,12; Ezr 10:1; Ne 2:4; Ps 69:9,10; Ps 102:13,14; Ps 137:1; Da 2:18; Da 9:3; Jon 1:9; Zep 3:18; Ro 12:15

¹ tn Heb “sat down.” Context suggests that this was a rather sudden action, resulting from the emotional shock of the unpleasant news, so “abruptly” has been supplied in the present translation.