So I turned my attention to the Lord God to implore him by prayer and requests, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

“So now, our God, accept the prayer and requests of your servant, and show favor to your devastated sanctuary for your own sake.

yes, while I was still praying, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen previously in a vision, was approaching me in my state of extreme weariness, around the time of the evening offering.