- and proclaimed:
- "And Jehoshaphatª feared,ª° and setª°¹ himselfª to seekª° the LORD,ª and proclaimedª° a fastª throughoutª all¹ Judah.ª" {2Ch 20:3} + "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" {Ezr 8:21} + "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} + "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 ... 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}
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