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Daniel 6:18
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Daniel 6:18
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Daniel Saved from the Lions
18 Now the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; and no [a]musicians were brought before him. (A)Also his sleep [b]went from him.
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- Daniel 6:18 Exact meaning unknown
- Daniel 6:18 Or fled
Daniel 6:18
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Daniel 6:18
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18 Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night without eating(A) and without any entertainment being brought to him. And he could not sleep.(B)
Daniel 2:1
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Daniel 2:1
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Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream
2 Now in the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; (A)and his spirit was so troubled that (B)his sleep left him.
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Daniel 2:1
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Daniel 2:1
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Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream
2 In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams;(A) his mind was troubled(B) and he could not sleep.(C)
Esther 6:1
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Esther 6:1
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The King Honors Mordecai
6 That night [a]the king could not sleep. So one was commanded to bring (A)the book of the records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
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- Esther 6:1 Lit. the king’s sleep fled away
Esther 6:1
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Esther 6:1
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Mordecai Honored
6 That night the king could not sleep;(A) so he ordered the book of the chronicles,(B) the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him.
2 Samuel 12:16-17
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2 Samuel 12:16-17
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16 David therefore pleaded with God for the child, and David fasted and went in and (A)lay all night on the ground. 17 So the elders of his house arose and went to him, to raise him up from the ground. But he would not, nor did he eat food with them.
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2 Samuel 12:16-17
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2 Samuel 12:16-17
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16 David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying(A) in sackcloth[a] on the ground. 17 The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused,(B) and he would not eat any food with them.(C)
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- 2 Samuel 12:16 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text does not have in sackcloth.
Psalm 77:4
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Psalm 77:4
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4 You hold my eyelids open;
I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
Psalm 77:4
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Psalm 77:4
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4 You kept my eyes from closing;
I was too troubled to speak.(A)
Revelation 18:22
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Revelation 18:22
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22 (A)The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters shall not be heard in you anymore. No craftsman of any craft shall be found in you anymore, and the sound of a millstone shall not be heard in you anymore.
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Revelation 18:22
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Revelation 18:22
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Jonah 3:3-9
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Jonah 3:3-9
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3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, [a]a three-day journey in extent. 4 And Jonah began to enter the city on the first day’s walk. Then (A)he cried out and said, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!”
The People of Nineveh Believe
5 So the (B)people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. 6 Then word came to the king of Nineveh; and he arose from his throne and laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth (C)and sat in ashes. 7 (D)And he caused it to be proclaimed and published throughout Nineveh by the decree of the king and his [b]nobles, saying,
Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; do not let them eat, or drink water. 8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily to God; yes, (E)let every one turn from his evil way and from (F)the violence that is in his hands. 9 (G)Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger, so that we may not perish?
Jonah 3:3-9
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Jonah 3:3-9
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3 Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it. 4 Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaiming,(A) “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” 5 The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.(B)
6 When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.(C) 7 This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh:
“By the decree of the king and his nobles:
Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink.(D) 8 But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call(E) urgently on God. Let them give up(F) their evil ways(G) and their violence.(H) 9 Who knows?(I) God may yet relent(J) and with compassion turn(K) from his fierce anger(L) so that we will not perish.”
Amos 6:4-6
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Amos 6:4-6
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4 Who lie on beds of ivory,
Stretch out on your couches,
Eat lambs from the flock
And calves from the midst of the stall;
5 (A)Who sing idly to the sound of stringed instruments,
And invent for yourselves (B)musical instruments (C)like David;
6 Who (D)drink wine from bowls,
And anoint yourselves with the best ointments,
(E)But are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
Amos 6:4-6
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Amos 6:4-6
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4 You lie on beds adorned with ivory
and lounge on your couches.(A)
You dine on choice lambs
and fattened calves.(B)
5 You strum away on your harps(C) like David
and improvise on musical instruments.(D)
6 You drink wine(E) by the bowlful
and use the finest lotions,
but you do not grieve(F) over the ruin of Joseph.(G)
Isaiah 24:8-9
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Isaiah 24:8-9
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8 The mirth (A)of the tambourine ceases,
The noise of the jubilant ends,
The joy of the harp ceases.
9 They shall not drink wine with a song;
Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
Ecclesiastes 2:8
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Ecclesiastes 2:8
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8 (A)I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the special treasures of kings and of the provinces. I acquired male and female singers, the delights of the sons of men, and [a]musical instruments of all kinds.
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- Ecclesiastes 2:8 Exact meaning unknown
Ecclesiastes 2:8
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Ecclesiastes 2:8
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8 I amassed silver and gold(A) for myself, and the treasure of kings and provinces.(B) I acquired male and female singers,(C) and a harem[a] as well—the delights of a man’s heart.
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- Ecclesiastes 2:8 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Psalm 137:2
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Psalm 137:2
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2 We hung our harps
Upon the willows in the midst of it.
Psalm 137:2
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Psalm 137:2
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Job 21:12
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Job 21:12
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12 They sing to the tambourine and harp,
And rejoice to the sound of the flute.
Job 21:12
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Job 21:12
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1 Kings 21:27
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1 Kings 21:27
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27 So it was, when Ahab heard those words, that he tore his clothes and (A)put sackcloth on his body, and fasted and lay in sackcloth, and went about mourning.
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1 Kings 21:27
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1 Kings 21:27
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27 When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth(A) and fasted. He lay in sackcloth and went around meekly.(B)
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