- humbled:
- or, afflicted, "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} + "It¹ [shall be] a sabbathª of restª unto you, and ye shall afflictª°¹ your souls,ª by a statuteª for ever.ª" {Lev 16:31} + "And it came to pass,¹ when Ahabª heardª°¹ those¹ words,ª that he rentª° his clothes,ª and putª° sackclothª upon¹ his flesh,ª and fasted,ª° and layª° in sackcloth,ª and wentª° softly.ª ... Seestª° thou how¹ Ahabª humbleth²° himself¹ beforeª¹ me? becauseª¹ he humbleth²° himself¹ beforeª¹ me, I will not¹ bringª° the evilª in his days:ª [but] in his son'sª daysª will I bringª° the evilª upon¹ his house.ª" {1Kg 21:27-29} + "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" {Isa 58:3} + "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} + "Thenª cameª° to himª the¹ disciplesª of John,ª saying,ª° Whyª do weª andª the¹ Phariseesª fastª° oft,ª butª thyª disciplesª fastª° not?ª ... Andª Jesusª saidª° unto them,ª Canªª° the¹ childrenª of the¹ bridechamberª mourn,ª° as long asªª the¹ bridegroomª isª° withª them?ª butª the daysª will come,ª° whenª the¹ bridegroomª shall be takenª° fromª them,ª andª thenª shall they fast.ª°" {Mtt 9:14-15}
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