Daniel 6:18
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18 Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; (A)no diversions were brought to him, and (B)sleep fled from him.
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Daniel 2:1
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Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
2 In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; (A)his spirit was troubled, and (B)his sleep left him.
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Esther 6:1
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The King Honors Mordecai
6 On that night the king could not sleep. And he gave orders to bring (A)the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
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2 Samuel 12:16-17
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16 David therefore sought God on behalf of the child. And David (A)fasted and went in (B)and lay all night on the ground. 17 And the elders of his house stood beside him, to raise him from the ground, but he would not, nor did he eat food with them.
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Psalm 77:4
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4 You hold my eyelids open;
I am so (A)troubled that I cannot speak.
Revelation 18:22
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22 and (A)the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters,
will be heard in you no more,
and a craftsman of any craft
will be found in you no more,
and (B)the sound of the mill
will be heard in you no more,
Jonah 3:3-9
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3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now (A)Nineveh was an exceedingly great city,[a] three days' journey in breadth.[b] 4 Jonah began to go into the city, going a day's journey. And he called out, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” 5 (B)And the people of Nineveh believed God. (C)They called for a fast and (D)put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.
The People of Nineveh Repent
6 The word reached[c] the king of Nineveh, and (E)he arose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, (F)and sat in ashes. 7 And he issued a proclamation and published through Nineveh, (G)“By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let neither man nor (H)beast, herd nor flock, taste anything. Let them not feed or drink water, 8 but let man and (I)beast be covered with sackcloth, and let them call out mightily to God. (J)Let everyone turn from his evil way and from (K)the violence that is in his hands. 9 (L)Who knows? God may turn and relent (M)and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish.”
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Amos 6:4-6
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4 “Woe to those (A)who lie on (B)beds of ivory
(C)and stretch themselves out on their couches,
and eat lambs from the flock
(D)and calves from the midst of the stall,
5 (E)who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp
and like David (F)invent for themselves instruments of music,
6 (G)who drink wine in bowls
and (H)anoint themselves with the finest oils,
but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!
Isaiah 24:8-9
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8 (A)The mirth of the tambourines is stilled,
the noise of the jubilant has ceased,
the mirth of the lyre is stilled.
9 No more do they drink wine (B)with singing;
strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
Ecclesiastes 2:8
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8 I also gathered for myself silver and (A)gold and the treasure of (B)kings and (C)provinces. I got (D)singers, both men and women, and many (E)concubines,[a] the delight of the sons of man.
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- Ecclesiastes 2:8 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
Psalm 137:2
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Job 21:12
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1 Kings 21:27
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27 And when Ahab heard those words, he (A)tore his clothes and (B)put sackcloth on his flesh and (C)fasted and lay in sackcloth and went about dejectedly.
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2 Samuel 19:24
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24 And (A)Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. He had neither taken care of his feet nor trimmed his beard nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came back in safety.
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