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- "Alsoª on the tenthª [day] of this¹ seventhª monthª [there shall be] a dayª of atonement:ª it shall be¹ an holyª convocationª unto you; and ye shall afflictª°¹ your souls,ª and offerª° an offering made by fireª unto the LORD.ª" {Lev 23:27} + "And Jehoshaphatª feared,ª° and setª°¹ himselfª to seekª° the LORD,ª and proclaimedª° a fastª throughoutª all¹ Judah.ª" {2Ch 20:3} + "Now in the twentyª and fourthª dayª of this¹ monthª the childrenª of Israelª were assembledª° with fasting,ª and with sackclothes,ª and earthª upon¹ them." {Neh 9:1} + "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} + "Cryª° aloud,ª spareª° not,¹ lift²° up¹ thy voiceª like a trumpet,ª and shewª° my peopleª their transgression,ª and the houseª of Jacobª their sins.ª ... 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 58:1-3} + "Girdª° yourselves, and lament,ª° ye priests:ª howl,ª° ye ministersª° of the altar:ª come,ª° lie all nightª° in sackcloth,ª ye ministersª° of my God:ª for¹ the meat offeringª and the drink offeringª is withholdenª° from the houseª¹ of your God.ª" {Jol 1:13} + "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} + "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." {Jna 3:5} + "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 ... And when¹ ye did eat,ª° and when¹ ye did drink,ª° did not¹ ye¹ eatª° [for yourselves], and drinkª° [for yourselves]?" {Zch 7:5-6} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª The fastª of the fourthª [month], and the fastª of the fifth,ª and the fastª of the seventh,ª and the fastª of the tenth,ª shall be¹ to the houseª of Judahª joyª and gladness,ª and cheerfulª feasts;ª therefore loveª° the truthª and peace.ª" {Zch 8:19}
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