King James Version (KJV)
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
Modern English
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.
Hebrew
וַיְהִ֣י כְשָׁמְעִ֣י אֶת הַדְּבָרִ֡ים הָאֵ֡לֶּה יָשַׁ֡בְתִּי וָאֶבְכֶּ֡ה וָאֶתְאַבְּלָ֡ה יָמִ֡ים וָאֱהִ֡י צָ֡ם וּמִתְפַּלֵּ֡ל לִפְנֵ֡י אֱלֹהֵ֥י הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
vayhiy kshamʿiy ʾet hadbariym haʾeleh yashabtiy vaʾebkeh vaʾetʾablah yamiym vaʾehiy ṣam vmitpalel lipney ʾelohey hashamayim