- I fasted:
- "In those¹ daysª was Hezekiah² sickª°¹ unto death.ª° And Isaiahª the prophetª the sonª of Amozª cameª° unto¹ him, and saidª° unto¹ him, Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Set thine house² in order:ª°¹ for¹ thou¹ shalt die,ª° and not¹ live.ª° ... And said,ª° Rememberª° now,¹ O LORD,ª I beseech² thee,¹¹ how¹ I have walkedª° beforeª thee in truthª and with a perfectª heart,ª and have doneª° [that which is] goodª in thy sight.ª And Hezekiahª weptª°² sore.ª¹" {Isa 38:1-3} + "Go,ª° and sayª° to¹ Hezekiah,ª Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª the Godª of Davidª thy father,ª I have heardª°¹ thy prayer,ª I have seenª°¹ thy tears:ª behold,¹ I will addª° unto¹ thy daysª fifteenªª years.ª" {Isa 38:5} + "Sanctifyª° ye a fast,ª callª° a solemn assembly,ª gatherª° the eldersª [and] all¹ the inhabitantsª° of the landª [into] the houseª of the LORDª your God,ª and cryª° unto¹ the LORD,ª" {Jol 1:14} + "Who¹ knowethª° [if] he will returnª° and repent,ª° and leaveª° a blessingª behindª him; [even] a meat offeringª and a drink offeringª unto the LORDª your God?ª" {Jol 2:14} + "Hateª° the evil,ª and loveª° the good,ª and establishª° judgmentª in the gate:ª it may be¹ that the LORDª Godª of hostsª will be graciousª° unto the remnantª of Joseph.ª" {Ams 5:15} + "So the shipmasterªª cameª° to¹ him, and saidª° unto him, What¹ meanest thou, O sleeper?ª° arise,ª° callª° upon¹ thy God,ª if so be¹ that Godª will thinkª° upon us, that we perishª° not.¹" {Jna 1:6} + "Who¹ can tellª° [if] Godª will turnª° and repent,ª° and turn awayª° from his fierceª¹ anger,ª that we perishª° not?¹ ... And Godª sawª°¹ their works,ª that¹ they turnedª° from their evilª way;ª¹ and Godª repentedª° of¹ the evil,ª that¹ he had saidª° that he would doª° unto them; and he didª° [it] not.¹" {Jna 3:9-10} + "Be afflicted,ª° andª mourn,ª° andª weep:ª° let yourª laughterª be turnedª° toª mourning,ª andª [your] joyª toª heaviness.ª ... Humble yourselvesª° in the sightª of the¹ Lord,ª andª he shall lift²° you² up.ª°¹" {Jms 4:9-10}
|
