Leviticus 16:29
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29 “This shall be a statute forever for you: (A)In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall [a]afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether a native of your own country or a stranger who [b]dwells among you.
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- Leviticus 16:29 humble yourselves
- Leviticus 16:29 As a resident alien
Isaiah 58:3
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3 ‘Why(A) have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and You have not seen?
Why have we (B)afflicted our souls, and You take no notice?’
“In fact, in the day of your fast you find pleasure,
And [a]exploit all your laborers.
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- Isaiah 58:3 Lit. drive hard
Numbers 29:7
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Offerings on the Day of Atonement(A)
7 (B)‘On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall (C)afflict your souls; you shall not do any work.
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Daniel 10:12
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12 Then he said to me, (A)“Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, (B)your words were heard; and I have come because of your words.
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Isaiah 58:5
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5 Is (A)it a fast that I have chosen,
(B)A day for a man to afflict his soul?
Is it to bow down his head like a bulrush,
And (C)to spread out sackcloth and ashes?
Would you call this a fast,
And an acceptable day to the Lord?
Psalm 35:13
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13 But as for me, (A)when they were sick,
My clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled myself with fasting;
And my prayer would return to my own [a]heart.
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- Psalm 35:13 Lit. bosom
Leviticus 23:36
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36 For seven days you shall offer an (A)offering made by fire to the Lord. (B)On the eighth day you shall have a holy convocation, and you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. It is a (C)sacred[a] assembly, and you shall do no customary work on it.
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- Leviticus 23:36 solemn
Leviticus 23:27-32
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27 (A)“Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. 28 And you shall do no work on that same day, for it is the Day of Atonement, (B)to make atonement for you before the Lord your God. 29 For any person who is not (C)afflicted in soul on that same day (D)shall be cut off from his people. 30 And any person who does any work on that same day, (E)that person I will destroy from among his people. 31 You shall do no manner of work; it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 32 It shall be to you a sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall [a]afflict your souls; on the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall [b]celebrate your sabbath.”
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- Leviticus 23:32 humble yourselves
- Leviticus 23:32 observe your sabbath
Leviticus 23:21
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21 And you shall proclaim on the same day that it is a holy convocation to you. You shall do no customary work on it. It shall be a statute forever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
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Leviticus 23:7-8
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7 (A)On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no [a]customary work on it. 8 But you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord for seven days. The seventh day shall be a holy convocation; you shall do no customary work on it.’ ”
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- Leviticus 23:7 occupational
Exodus 20:10
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10 but the (A)seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, (B)nor your stranger who is within your gates.
Hebrews 4:10
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10 For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.
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1 Corinthians 11:31
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31 For (A)if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged.
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Daniel 10:3
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3 I ate no [a]pleasant food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
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- Daniel 10:3 desirable
Isaiah 58:13
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13 “If (A)you turn away your foot from the Sabbath,
From doing your pleasure on My holy day,
And call the Sabbath a delight,
The holy day of the Lord honorable,
And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways,
Nor finding your own pleasure,
Nor speaking your own words,
Psalm 69:10
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10 When I wept and chastened my soul with fasting,
That became my reproach.
Ezra 3:1
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Worship Restored at Jerusalem
3 And when the (A)seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem.
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1 Kings 8:2
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2 Therefore all the men of Israel assembled with King Solomon at the (A)feast in the month of [a]Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
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- 1 Kings 8:2 Or Tishri, September or October
Leviticus 23:3
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The Sabbath
3 (A)‘Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work on it; it is the Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings.
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Exodus 30:10
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10 And (A)Aaron shall make atonement upon its horns once a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonement; once a year he shall make atonement upon it throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.”
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Exodus 12:16
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16 On the first day there shall be (A)a holy convocation, and on the seventh day there shall be a holy convocation for you. No manner of work shall be done on them; but that which everyone must eat—that only may be prepared by you.
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2 Corinthians 7:10-11
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10 For (A)godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; (B)but the sorrow of the world produces death. 11 For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what (C)clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be (D)clear in this matter.
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