World English Bible

1 Esdras 9:1-3 World English Bible (WEB)

1. Then Esdras rising from the court of the temple went to the chamber of Jonas the son of Eliasib,

2. and lodged there, and did eat no bread nor drink water, mourning for the great iniquities of the multitude.

3. And there was made proclamation in all Jewry and Jerusalem to all them that were of the captivity, that they should be gathered together at Jerusalem: