Berean Standard Bible
“So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.”
Daniel, reading the prophecy of Jeremiah about seventy years of exile, realized the time was near its end. He responded not with calculation but with earnest prayer.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
World English Bible (WEB)
I set my face to the Lord God, to seek by prayer and petitions, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.
King James Version (KJV)
And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
American Standard Version (ASV)
And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And turning my face to the Lord God, I gave myself up to prayer, requesting his grace, going without food, in haircloth and dust.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y volví mi rostro al Señor Dios, buscándole en oración y ruego, en ayuno, y cilicio, y ceniza.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Así que rogué a Dios el Señor. Oré, ayuné y me vestí con ropas ásperas, sentándome en ceniza.
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