- to afflict:
- "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} + "And [this] shall be¹ a statuteª for everª unto you: [that] in the seventhª month,ª on the tenthª [day] of the month,ª ye shall afflictª°¹ your souls,ª and doª° no¹ workª at all,¹ [whether it be] one of your own country,ª or a strangerª that sojournethª° amongª you:" {Lev 16:29} + "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} + "It¹ [shall be] unto you a sabbathª of rest,ª and ye shall afflictª°¹ your souls:ª in the ninthª [day] of the monthª at even,ª from evenª¹ unto¹ even,ª shall ye celebrateª° your sabbath.ª" {Lev 23:32} + "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} + "Defraud¹ ye²° notª one the other,ª exceptªª [it be]² withª consentª forª a time,ª thatª ye may give yourselvesª° to fastingª andª prayer;ª andª come²° together²²¹ again,ª that²°¹ Satanª temptª° youª not²¹ forª yourª incontinency.ª" {1Co 7:5}
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