Neh 1:4, Est 4:16, Pro 21:1 | ESV | STEP | As soon as I heard these words I sat down and wept and mourned for days , and I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven .

Nehemiah 1:4

Nehemiah’s Prayer

4 As soon as I heard these words I ^asat down and wept and mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the ^bGod of heaven.

Esther 4:16

16 “Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and do not eat or drink for ^cthree days, night or day. I and my young women will also fast as you do. Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law, ^dand if I perish, I perish.”

Proverbs 21:1

1 The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;
he ^eturns it wherever he will.