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- "Then all¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª and all¹ the people,ª went up,ª° and cameª° unto the house² of God,ª²° and wept,ª° and satª° there¹ beforeª the LORD,ª and fastedª° that¹ dayª until¹ even,ª and offeredª° burnt offeringsª and peace offeringsª beforeª the LORD.ª" {Jdg 20:26} + "And they gathered togetherª° to Mizpeh,ª and drewª° water,ª and poured [it] outª° beforeª the LORD,ª and fastedª° on that¹ day,ª and saidª° there,¹ We have sinnedª° against the LORD.ª And Samuelª judgedª°¹ the childrenª of Israelª in Mizpeh.²¹" {1Sm 7:6} + "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 ... So we fastedª° and besoughtª° our Godª¹ for¹ this:¹ and he was intreatedª° of us." {Ezr 8:21-23} + "Go,²°¹ gather togetherª°¹ all¹ the Jewsª that are presentª° in Shushan,ª and fastª° ye for¹ me, and neither¹ eatª° nor¹ drinkª° threeª days,ª nightª or day:ª I¹ also¹ and my maidensª will fastª° likewise;¹ and soª will I go²° in¹ unto¹ the king,ª which¹ [is] not¹ according to the law:ª and if¹ I perish,ª° I perish.ª°" {Est 4:16} + "And it came to pass¹ in the fifthª yearª of Jehoiakimª the sonª of Josiahª kingª of Judah,ª in the ninthª month,ª [that] they proclaimedª° a fastª beforeª the LORDª to all¹ the peopleª in Jerusalem,ª and to all¹ the peopleª that cameª° from the citiesª¹ of Judahª unto Jerusalem.ª" {Jer 36:9} + "And I setª°¹ my faceª unto¹ the Lordª God,ª to seekª° by prayerª and supplications,ª with fasting,ª and sackcloth,ª and ashes:ª" {Dan 9:3} + "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} + "Therefore also¹ now,¹ saithª° the LORD,ª turnª° ye [even] to¹ me with all¹ your heart,ª and with fasting,ª and with weeping,ª and with mourning:ª ... Then will the LORDª be jealousª° for his land,ª and pityª°¹ his people.ª" {Jol 2:12-18} + "So the people²¹ of Ninevehª believedª° God,ª and proclaimedª° a fast,ª and put²° on¹ sackcloth,ª from the greatestª¹ of them even to¹ the leastª of them. ... Who¹ can tellª° [if] Godª will turnª° and repent,ª° and turn awayª° from his fierceª¹ anger,ª that we perishª° not?¹" {Jna 3:5-9}
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