- afflict:
- "It¹ [shall be] a sabbathª of restª unto you, and ye shall afflictª°¹ your souls,ª by a statuteª for ever.ª" {Lev 16:31} + "And ye shall have¹ on the tenthª [day] of this¹ seventhª monthª an holyª convocation;ª and ye shall afflictª°¹ your souls:ª ye shall not¹ doª° any¹ workª [therein]:" {Num 29:7} + "Then I proclaimedª° a fastª there,¹ at¹ the riverª of Ahava,ª that we might afflict²° ourselves¹ beforeª our God,ª to seekª° of¹ him a rightª wayª for us, and for our little ones,ª and for all¹ our substance.ª" {Ezr 8:21} + "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} + "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} + "In those¹ daysª I¹ Danielª was¹ mourningª° threeª fullª weeks.ª ... 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 10:2-3} + "And I will pourª° upon¹ the houseª of David,ª and upon¹ the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem,ª the spiritª of graceª and of supplications:ª and they shall lookª° upon¹ me¹ whom¹ they have pierced,ª° and they shall mourn²¹ for¹ him, as one mourneth²°¹ for¹ [his] onlyª [son], and shall be in bitternessª° for¹ him, as one that is in bitternessª° for¹ [his] firstborn.ª" {Zch 12:10} + "Nowª when they heardª° [this], they were prickedª° in their heart,ª andª saidª° untoª Peterª andª to the¹ restª of the apostles,ª Menª [and] brethren,ª whatª shall we do?ª° ... Thenª Peterª saidª° untoª them,ª Repent,ª° andª be baptizedª° every oneª of youª inª the¹ nameª of Jesusª Christª forª the remissionª of sins,ª andª ye shall receiveª° the¹ giftª of the¹ Holyª Ghost.ª" {Act 2:37-38} + "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} + "Be afflicted,ª° andª mourn,ª° andª weep:ª° let yourª laughterª be turnedª° toª mourning,ª andª [your] joyª toª heaviness.ª" {Jms 4:9}
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