Daniel 9:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Daniel 9:3

Verse Comparison: Daniel 9:3

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American Standard Version
And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

Amplified® Bible
And I set my face to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes;

Contemporary English Version
Then, to show my sorrow, I went without eating and dressed in sackcloth and sat in ashes. I confessed my sins and earnestly prayed to the LORD my God: Our Lord, you are a great and fearsome God, and you faithfully keep your agreement with those who love and obey you.

Darby English Version
And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes;

Good News Bible
And I prayed earnestly to the Lord God, pleading with him, fasting, wearing sackcloth, and sitting in ashes.

King James Version
And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

New American Standard Bible
So I gave my attention to the Lord God to seek {Him by} prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes.

New International Version
So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes.

New King James Version
Then I set my face toward the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So I gave my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes.

Revised Standard Version
Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and supplications with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

Young's Literal Translation
and I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek `by' prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.

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