- shall afflict:
- "But as for me,¹ when they were sick,ª° my clothingª [was] sackcloth:ª I humbledª° my soulª with fasting;ª and my prayerª returnedª° into¹ mine own bosom.ª" {Psa 35:13} + "When I wept,ª° [and chastened] my soulª with fasting,ª that was¹ to my reproach.ª" {Psa 69:10} + "Wherefore¹ have we fasted,ª° [say they], and thou seestª° not?¹ [wherefore] have we afflictedª° our soul,ª and thou takest no knowledge?ª°¹ Behold,¹ in the dayª of your fastª ye findª° pleasure,ª and exactª° all¹ your labours.ª" {Isa 58:3} + "Is¹ it such¹ a fastª that I have chosen?ª° a dayª for a manª to afflictª° his soul?ª [is it] to bow downª° his headª as a bulrush,ª and to spreadª° sackclothª and ashesª [under him]? wilt thou callª° thisª a fast,ª and an acceptableª dayª to the LORD?ª" {Isa 58:5} + "I ateª° no¹ pleasant²¹ bread,ª neither¹ cameª° fleshª nor wineª in¹ my mouth,ª neither¹ did I anoint²° myself at all,ª° till¹ threeª wholeª weeksª were fulfilled.ª°" {Dan 10:3} + "Then saidª° he unto¹ me, Fearª° not,¹ Daniel:ª for¹ from¹ the firstª dayª that¹ thou didst setª°¹ thine heartª to understand,ª° and to chasten²° thyself¹ beforeª thy God,ª thy wordsª were heard,ª° and I¹ am comeª° for thy words.ª" {Dan 10:12} + "Forª ifª we would judgeª° ourselves,ª we should² notª be judged.ª°" {1Co 11:31} + "Forª godlyªª sorrowª workethª° repentanceª toª salvationª not to be repented of:ª butª the¹ sorrowª of the¹ worldª workethª° death.ª ... Forª beholdª° thisª selfsame thing,ª that² ye¹ sorrowedª° after² a godly sort,ª¹ whatª carefulnessª it wroughtª° in you,ª yea,ª [what] clearing of yourselves,ª yea,ª [what] indignation,ª yea,ª [what] fear,ª yea,ª [what] vehement desire,ª yea,ª [what] zeal,ª yea,ª [what] revenge!ª Inª allª [things] ye have approvedª° yourselvesª to beª° clearª inª this matter.ª" {2Co 7:10-11}
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