Nehemiah 5:6

5:6 I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these complaints. ¹ 

Nehemiah 1:4

1:4 When I heard these things I sat down abruptly, ²  crying and mourning for several days. I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

[5:6]  ¹ tn Heb “words.”

[1:4]  ² 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.