- fast:
- "And Jehoshaphatª feared,ª° and setª°¹ himselfª to seekª° the LORD,ª and proclaimedª° a fastª throughoutª all¹ Judah.ª" {2Ch 20:3} + "And in that¹ dayª did the Lordª GODª of hostsª callª° to weeping,ª and to mourning,ª and to baldness,ª and to girdingª° with sackcloth:ª" {Isa 22:12} + "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 ... Alasª for the day!ª for¹ the dayª of the LORDª [is] at hand,ª and as a destructionª from the Almightyª¹ shall it come.ª°" {Jol 1:14-15} + "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 ... Let the priests,ª the ministersª° of the LORD,ª weepª° between¹ the porchª and the altar,ª and let them say,ª° Spareª°¹ thy people,ª O LORD,ª and giveª° not¹ thine heritageª to reproach,ª that the heathenª should rule¹ over²° them: wherefore¹ should they sayª° among the people,ª Where¹ [is] their God?ª" {Jol 2:12-17} + "And Jonahª beganª° to enterª° into the cityª aª day'sª journey,ª and he cried,ª° and said,ª° Yet¹ fortyª days,ª and Ninevehª shall be overthrown.ª° ... Who¹ can tellª° [if] Godª will turnª° and repent,ª° and turn awayª° from his fierceª¹ anger,ª that we perishª° not?¹" {Jna 3:4-9}
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