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Ezra 8:21
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Ezra 8:21
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21 There, by the Ahava Canal,(A) I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey(B) for us and our children, with all our possessions.
Ezra 8:21
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Ezra 8:21
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21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
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2 Chronicles 20:3
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2 Chronicles 20:3
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3 Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast(A) for all Judah.
2 Chronicles 20:3
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2 Chronicles 20:3
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3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
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Joel 1:14
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Joel 1:14
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Joel 1:14
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Joel 1:14
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14 Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God, and cry unto the Lord,
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Isaiah 30:21
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Isaiah 30:21
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21 Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice(A) behind you, saying, “This is the way;(B) walk in it.”
Isaiah 30:21
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Isaiah 30:21
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21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
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1 Samuel 7:6
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1 Samuel 7:6
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6 When they had assembled at Mizpah,(A) they drew water and poured(B) it out before the Lord. On that day they fasted and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the Lord.” Now Samuel was serving as leader[a](C) of Israel at Mizpah.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 7:6 Traditionally judge; also in verse 15
1 Samuel 7:6
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1 Samuel 7:6
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6 And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the Lord, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the Lord. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.
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Jonah 3:5
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Jonah 3:5
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5 The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.(A)
Jonah 3:5
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Jonah 3:5
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5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
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Leviticus 23:29
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Leviticus 23:29
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29 Those who do not deny themselves on that day must be cut off from their people.(A)
Leviticus 23:29
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Leviticus 23:29
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29 For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.
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Leviticus 16:29
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Leviticus 16:29
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29 “This is to be a lasting ordinance(A) for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month(B) you must deny yourselves[a](C) and not do any work(D)—whether native-born(E) or a foreigner residing among you—
Footnotes
- Leviticus 16:29 Or must fast; also in verse 31
Leviticus 16:29
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Leviticus 16:29
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29 And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:
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Joel 2:12-18
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Joel 2:12-18
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Rend Your Heart
12 “Even now,” declares the Lord,
“return(A) to me with all your heart,(B)
with fasting and weeping and mourning.”
13 Rend your heart(C)
and not your garments.(D)
Return(E) to the Lord your God,
for he is gracious and compassionate,(F)
slow to anger and abounding in love,(G)
and he relents from sending calamity.(H)
14 Who knows? He may turn(I) and relent(J)
and leave behind a blessing(K)—
grain offerings and drink offerings(L)
for the Lord your God.
15 Blow the trumpet(M) in Zion,(N)
declare a holy fast,(O)
call a sacred assembly.(P)
16 Gather the people,
consecrate(Q) the assembly;
bring together the elders,(R)
gather the children,
those nursing at the breast.
Let the bridegroom(S) leave his room
and the bride her chamber.
17 Let the priests, who minister(T) before the Lord,
weep(U) between the portico and the altar.(V)
Let them say, “Spare your people, Lord.
Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn,(W)
a byword(X) among the nations.
Why should they say among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?(Y)’”
The Lord’s Answer
Joel 2:12-18
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Joel 2:12-18
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12 Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
14 Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the Lord your God?
15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
17 Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
18 Then will the Lord be jealous for his land, and pity his people.
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Psalm 143:8-10
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Psalm 143:8-10
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8 Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,(A)
for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way(B) I should go,
for to you I entrust my life.(C)
9 Rescue me(D) from my enemies,(E) Lord,
for I hide myself in you.
10 Teach me(F) to do your will,
for you are my God;(G)
may your good Spirit
lead(H) me on level ground.(I)
Psalm 143:8-10
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Psalm 143:8-10
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8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
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Psalm 107:2-8
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Psalm 107:2-8
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2 Let the redeemed(A) of the Lord tell their story—
those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
3 those he gathered(B) from the lands,
from east and west, from north and south.[a]
4 Some wandered in desert(C) wastelands,
finding no way to a city(D) where they could settle.
5 They were hungry(E) and thirsty,(F)
and their lives ebbed away.
6 Then they cried out(G) to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
7 He led them by a straight way(H)
to a city(I) where they could settle.
8 Let them give thanks(J) to the Lord for his unfailing love(K)
and his wonderful deeds(L) for mankind,
Footnotes
- Psalm 107:3 Hebrew north and the sea
Psalm 107:2-8
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Psalm 107:2-8
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2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
6 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
7 And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
8 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
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Isaiah 42:16
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Isaiah 42:16
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Isaiah 42:16
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Isaiah 42:16
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16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
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Psalm 5:8
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Psalm 5:8
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Psalm 5:8
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Psalm 5:8
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8 Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
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