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- "Alsoª on the tenthª [day] of this¹ seventhª monthª [there shall be] a dayª of atonement:ª it shall be¹ an holyª convocationª unto you; and ye shall afflictª°¹ your souls,ª and offerª° an offering made by fireª unto the LORD.ª" {Lev 23:27} + "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} + "The sacrificesª of Godª [are] a brokenª° spirit:ª a brokenª° and a contriteª° heart,ª O God,ª thou wilt not¹ despise.ª°" {Psa 51:17} + "When I wept,ª° [and chastened] my soulª with fasting,ª that was¹ to my reproach.ª ... I madeª° sackclothª also my garment;ª and I became¹ a proverbª to them." {Psa 69:10-11} + "They that sowª° in tearsª shall reapª° in joy.ª ... He that goeth²° forthª° and weepeth,ª° bearingª° preciousª seed,ª shall doubtless²° come²° againª with rejoicing,ª bringingª° his sheavesª [with him]." {Psa 126:5-6} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the highª° and lofty Oneª° that inhabitethª° eternity,ª whose nameª [is] Holy;ª I dwellª° in the highª and holyª [place], with¹ him also [that is] of a contriteª and humbleª spirit,ª to reviveª° the spiritª of the humble,ª and to reviveª° the heartª of the contrite ones.ª°" {Isa 57:15} + "I have seenª° his ways,ª and will healª° him: I will leadª° him also, and restoreª° comfortsª unto him and to his mourners.ª ... I createª° the fruitª of the lips;ª Peace,ª peaceª to [him that is] far off,ª and to [him that is] near,ª saithª° the LORD;ª and I will healª° him." {Isa 57:18-19} + "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 ... [Is it] not¹ to dealª° thy breadª to the hungry,ª and that thou bringª° the poorª that are cast outª to thy house?ª when¹ thou seestª° the naked,ª that thou coverª° him; and that thou hide²° not thyself¹¹ from thine own flesh?ª¹" {Isa 58:3-7} + "To appointª° unto them that mournª in Zion,ª to giveª° unto them beautyª for¹ ashes,ª the oilª of joyª for¹ mourning,ª the garmentª of praiseª for¹ the spiritª of heaviness;ª that they might be calledª° treesª of righteousness,ª the plantingª of the LORD,ª that he might be glorified.ª°" {Isa 61:3} + "Blessedª [are] they that mourn:ª° forª theyª shall be comforted.ª°" {Mtt 5:4} + "Forª ifª we would judgeª° ourselves,ª we should² notª be judged.ª°" {1Co 11:31}
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