- have we fasted:
- "And Godª metª°¹ Balaam:ª and he saidª° unto¹ him, I have preparedª°¹ sevenª altars,ª and I have offeredª° upon [every] altarª a bullockª and a ram.ª" {Num 23:4} + "Hearª° this,¹ I pray you,¹ ye headsª of the houseª of Jacob,ª and princesª of the houseª of Israel,ª that abhorª° judgment,ª and pervertª° all¹ equity.ª ... The headsª thereof judgeª° for reward,ª and the priestsª thereof teachª° for hire,ª and the prophetsª thereof divineª° for money:ª yet will they leanª° upon¹ the LORD,ª and say,ª° [Is] not¹ the LORDª amongª us? none¹ evilª can comeª° upon¹ us." {Mic 3:9-11} + "Speakª° unto¹ all¹ the peopleª of the land,ª and to¹ the priests,ª saying,ª° When¹ ye fastedª° and mournedª° in the fifthª and seventhª [month], even those¹ seventyª years,ª did ye at all²° fastª° unto me, [even] to me?¹ ... [Should ye] not¹ [hear]¹ the wordsª which¹ the LORDª hath criedª° byª the formerª prophets,ª when Jerusalemª was¹ inhabitedª° and in prosperity,ª and the citiesª thereof round about¹ her,² when [men] inhabitedª° the southª and the plain?ª" {Zch 7:5-7} + "Ye have said,ª° It [is] vainª to serveª° God:ª and what¹ profitª [is it] that¹ we have keptª° his ordinance,ª and that¹ we have walkedª° mournfullyª beforeª¹ the LORDª of hosts?ª" {Mal 3:14} + "Andª when they had receivedª° [it], they murmuredª° againstª the¹ goodman of the house,ª ...² Saying,ª° Theseª lastª have wroughtª° [but] oneª hour,ª andª thou hast madeª° themª equalª unto us,ª which² have borneª° the¹ burdenª andª heatª of the¹ day.ª" {Mtt 20:11-12} + "Andª he¹ answeringª° saidª° to [his] father,ª Lo,ª° these manyª yearsª do I serveª° thee,ª neither²°¹ transgressed¹ I²° at any time²¹ thyª commandment:ª andª yet² thou²° never²¹ gavestª° meª a kid,ª thatª I might make merryª° withª myª friends:ª" {Lke 15:29} + "Andª he spakeªª° thisª parableª untoª certainª which² trustedª° inª themselvesª thatª they wereª° righteous,ª andª despisedª° others:ª ... I fastª° twiceª in the¹ week,ª I give tithesª° of allª thatª I possess.ª°" {Lke 18:9-12}
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