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Verse 3

And I set{H5414} my face{H6440} unto the Lord{H136} God,{H430} to seek{H1245} by prayer{H8605} and supplications,{H8469} with fasting{H6685} and sackcloth{H8242} and ashes.{H665}

Referenced Verses

Ezra 8:21 : 21 Then I proclaimed{H7121} a fast{H6685} there, at the river{H5104} Ahava,{H163} that we might humble{H6031} ourselves before{H6440} our God,{H430} to seek{H1245} of him a straight{H3477} way{H1870} for us, and for our little ones,{H2945} and for all our substance.{H7399}
Ezra 9:5 : 5 And at the evening{H6153} oblation{H4503} I arose up{H6965} from my humiliation,{H8589} even with my garment{H899} and my robe{H899} tore;{H7167} and I fell{H3766} upon my knees,{H1290} and spread out{H6566} my hands{H3709} unto Jehovah{H3068} my God;{H430}
Ezra 10:6 : 6 Then Ezra{H5830} rose up{H6965} from before{H6440} the house{H1004} of God,{H430} and went{H3212} into the chamber{H3957} of Jehohanan{H3076} the son{H1121} of Eliashib:{H475} and [when] he came{H3212} thither, he did eat{H398} no bread,{H3899} nor drink{H8354} water;{H4325} for he mourned{H56} because of the trespass{H4604} of them of the captivity.{H1473}
Neh 1:4-9 : 4 And it came to pass, when I heard{H8085} these words,{H1697} that I sat down{H3427} and wept,{H1058} and mourned{H56} certain days;{H3117} and I fasted{H6684} and prayed{H6419} before{H6440} the God{H430} of heaven,{H8064} 5 and said,{H559} I beseech{H577} thee, O Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of heaven,{H8064} the great{H1419} and terrible{H3372} God,{H410} that keepeth{H8104} covenant{H1285} and lovingkindness{H2617} with them that love{H157} him and keep{H8104} his commandments:{H4687} 6 Let thine ear{H241} now be attentive,{H7183} and thine eyes{H5869} open,{H6605} that thou mayest hearken{H8085} unto the prayer{H8605} of thy servant,{H5650} which I pray{H6419} before{H6440} thee at this time,{H3117} day{H3119} and night,{H3915} for the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} thy servants{H5650} while I confess{H3034} the sins{H2403} of the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} which we have sinned{H2398} against thee. Yea, I and my father's{H1} house{H1004} have sinned:{H2398} 7 we have dealt very{H2254} corruptly{H2254} against thee, and have not kept{H8104} the commandments,{H4687} nor the statutes,{H2706} nor the ordinances,{H4941} which thou commandedst{H6680} thy servant{H5650} Moses.{H4872} 8 Remember,{H2142} I beseech thee, the word{H1697} that thou commandedst{H6680} thy servant{H5650} Moses,{H4872} saying,{H559} If ye trespass,{H4603} I will scatter you abroad{H6327} among the peoples:{H5971} 9 but if ye return{H7725} unto me, and keep{H8104} my commandments{H4687} and do{H6213} them, though your outcasts{H5080} were in the uttermost part{H7097} of the heavens,{H8064} yet will I gather{H6908} them from thence, and will bring{H935} them unto the place{H4725} that I have chosen,{H977} to cause my name{H8034} to dwell{H7931} there. 10 Now these are thy servants{H5650} and thy people,{H5971} whom thou hast redeemed{H6299} by thy great{H1419} power,{H3581} and by thy strong{H2389} hand.{H3027} 11 O Lord,{H136} I beseech{H577} thee, let now thine ear{H241} be attentive{H7183} to the prayer{H8605} of thy servant,{H5650} and to the prayer{H8605} of thy servants,{H5650} who delight{H2655} to fear{H3372} thy name;{H8034} and prosper,{H6743} I pray thee, thy servant{H5650} this day,{H3117} and grant{H5414} him mercy{H7356} in the sight{H6440} of this man.{H376} Now I was cupbearer{H8248} to the king.{H4428}
Neh 9:1 : 1 Now in the twenty{H6242} and fourth{H702} day{H3117} of this month{H2320} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} were assembled{H622} with fasting,{H6685} and with sackcloth,{H8242} and earth{H127} upon them.
Esth 4:1-3 : 1 Now when Mordecai{H4782} knew{H3045} all that was done,{H6213} Mordecai{H4782} rent{H7167} his clothes,{H899} and put on{H3847} sackcloth{H8242} with ashes,{H665} and went out{H3318} into the midst{H8432} of the city,{H5892} and cried{H2199} with a loud{H1419} and a bitter{H4751} cry;{H2201} 2 and he came{H935} even before{H6440} the king's{H4428} gate:{H8179} for none might enter{H935} within the king's{H4428} gate{H8179} clothed{H3830} with sackcloth.{H8242} 3 And in every province,{H4082} whithersoever{H4725} the king's{H4428} commandment{H1697} and his decree{H1881} came,{H5060} there was great{H1419} mourning{H60} among the Jews,{H3064} and fasting,{H6685} and weeping,{H1065} and wailing;{H4553} and many{H7227} lay{H3331} in sackcloth{H8242} and ashes.{H665}
Esth 4:16 : 16 Go,{H3212} gather together{H3664} all the Jews{H3064} that are present{H4672} in Shushan,{H7800} and fast{H6684} ye for me, and neither eat{H398} nor drink{H8354} three{H7969} days,{H3117} night{H3915} or day:{H3117} I also and my maidens{H5291} will fast{H6684} in like manner; and so{H3651} will I go{H935} in unto the king,{H4428} which is not according to the law:{H1881} and if I perish,{H6} I perish.{H6}
Ps 35:13 : 13 But as for me, when they were sick,{H2470} my clothing{H3830} was sackcloth:{H8242} I afflicted{H6031} my soul{H5315} with fasting;{H6685} And my prayer{H8605} returned{H7725} into mine own bosom.{H2436}
Ps 69:10-11 : 10 When I wept,{H1058} [and chastened] my soul{H5315} with fasting,{H6685} That was to my reproach.{H2781} 11 When I made{H5414} sackcloth{H8242} my clothing,{H3830} I became a byword{H4912} unto them.
Ps 102:13-17 : 13 Thou wilt arise,{H6965} and have mercy{H7355} upon Zion;{H6726} For it is time{H6256} to have pity{H2603} upon her, Yea, the set time{H4150} is come.{H935} 14 For thy servants{H5650} take pleasure{H7521} in her stones,{H68} And have pity{H2603} upon her dust.{H6083} 15 So the nations{H1471} shall fear{H3372} the name{H8034} of Jehovah,{H3068} And all the kings{H4428} of the earth{H776} thy glory.{H3519} 16 For Jehovah{H3068} hath built up{H1129} Zion;{H6726} He hath appeared{H7200} in his glory.{H3519} 17 He hath regarded{H6437} the prayer{H8605} of the destitute,{H6199} And hath not despised{H959} their prayer.{H8605}
Isa 22:12 : 12 And in that day{H3117} did the Lord,{H136} Jehovah{H3069} of hosts,{H6635} call{H7121} to weeping,{H1065} and to mourning,{H4553} and to baldness,{H7144} and to girding{H2296} with sackcloth:{H8242}
Jer 29:10-13 : 10 For thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} After{H6310} seventy{H7657} years{H8141} are accomplished{H4390} for Babylon,{H894} I will visit{H6485} you, and perform{H6965} my good{H2896} word{H1697} toward you, in causing you to return{H7725} to this place.{H4725} 11 For I know{H3045} the thoughts{H4284} that I think{H2803} toward you, saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} thoughts{H4284} of peace,{H7965} and not of evil,{H7451} to give{H5414} you hope in your latter{H8615} end.{H319} 12 And ye shall call{H7121} upon me, and ye shall go{H1980} and pray{H6419} unto me, and I will hearken{H8085} unto you. 13 And ye shall seek{H1245} me, and find{H4672} me, when ye shall search{H1875} for me with all your heart.{H3824}
Jer 33:3 : 3 Call{H7121} unto me, and I will answer{H6030} thee, and will show{H5046} thee great{H1419} things,{H1219} and difficult, which thou knowest{H3045} not.
Ezek 36:37 : 37 Thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah:{H3069} For this, moreover, will I be inquired{H1875} of by the house{H1004} of Israel,{H3478} to do{H6213} it for them: I will increase{H7235} them with men{H120} like a flock.{H6629}
Dan 6:10 : 10 And when Daniel{H1841} knew{H3046} that the writing{H3792} was signed,{H7560} he went{H5954} into his house{H1005} (now his windows{H3551} were open{H6606} in his chamber{H5952} toward{H5049} Jerusalem){H3390} and he kneeled{H1289} upon{H5922} his knees{H1291} three{H8532} times{H2166} a day,{H3118} and prayed,{H6739} and gave thanks{H3029} before{H6925} his God,{H426} as{H6903} he did{H1934} aforetime.{H1836}
Dan 10:2-3 : 2 In those days{H3117} I, Daniel,{H1840} was mourning{H56} three{H7969} whole{H3117} weeks.{H7620} 3 I ate{H398} no pleasant{H2532} bread,{H3899} neither came{H935} flesh{H1320} nor wine{H3196} into my mouth,{H6310} neither did I anoint{H5480} myself at all,{H5480} till three{H7969} whole{H3117} weeks{H7620} were fulfilled.{H4390}
Joel 1:13 : 13 Gird{H2296} yourselves [with sackcloth], and lament,{H5594} ye priests;{H3548} wail,{H3213} ye ministers{H8334} of the altar;{H4196} come,{H935} lie all night{H3885} in sackcloth,{H8242} ye ministers{H8334} of my God:{H430} for the meal-offering{H4503} and the drink-offering{H5262} are withholden{H4513} from the house{H1004} of your God.{H430}
Joel 2:12 : 12 Yet even now, saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} turn{H7725} ye unto me with all your heart,{H3824} and with fasting,{H6685} and with weeping,{H1065} and with mourning:{H4553}
Jonah 3:6-9 : 6 And the tidings{H1697} reached{H5060} the king{H4428} of Nineveh,{H5210} and he arose{H6965} from his throne,{H3678} and laid{H5674} his robe{H155} from him, and covered{H3680} him with sackcloth,{H8242} and sat{H3427} in ashes.{H665} 7 And he made proclamation{H2199} and published{H559} through Nineveh{H5210} by the decree{H2940} of the king{H4428} and his nobles,{H1419} saying,{H559} Let neither man{H120} nor beast,{H929} herd{H1241} nor flock,{H6629} taste{H2938} anything;{H3972} let them not feed,{H7462} nor drink{H8354} water;{H4325} 8 but let them be covered{H3680} with sackcloth,{H8242} both man{H120} and beast,{H929} and let them cry{H7121} mightily{H2394} unto God:{H430} yea, let them turn{H7725} every one{H376} from his evil{H7451} way,{H1870} and from the violence{H2555} that is in his hands.{H3709} 9 Who knoweth{H3045} whether God{H430} will not turn{H7725} and repent,{H5162} and turn away{H7725} from his fierce{H2740} anger,{H639} that we perish{H6} not?
Luke 2:37 : 37 and{G2532} she{G846} had been a widow{G5503} even unto{G5613} fourscore and four{G3589} years),{G2094} who{G3739} departed{G868} not{G3756} from{G575} the temple,{G2411} worshipping{G3000} with fastings{G3521} and{G2532} supplications{G1162} night{G3571} and{G2532} day.{G3778}
Acts 10:30 : 30 And{G2532} Cornelius{G2883} said,{G5346} Four{G5067} days{G2250} ago,{G575} until{G3360} this{G3778} hour,{G5610} I was{G2252} keeping{G3522} the ninth{G1766} hour{G5610} of prayer{G4336} in{G1722} my{G3450} house;{G3624} and{G2532} behold,{G2400} a man{G435} stood{G2476} before{G1799} me{G3450} in{G1722} bright{G2986} apparel,{G2066}
Jas 4:8-9 : 8 Draw nigh{G1448} to God,{G2316} and{G2532} he will draw nigh{G1448} to you.{G5213} Cleanse{G2511} your hands,{G5495} ye sinners;{G268} and{G2532} purify{G48} your hearts,{G2588} ye doubleminded.{G1374} 9 Be afflicted,{G5003} and{G2532} mourn,{G3996} and{G2532} weep:{G2799} let{G3344} your{G5216} laughter{G1071} be turned{G3344} to{G1519} mourning,{G3997} and{G2532} your joy{G5479} to{G1519} heaviness.{G2726} 10 Humble yourselves{G5013} in the sight of{G1799} the Lord,{G2962} and{G2532} he shall exalt{G5312} {G5312} you.{G5209}
Jas 5:16-18 : 16 Confess{G1843} therefore your sins{G3900} one to another,{G240} and{G2532} pray{G2172} one{G240} for{G5228} another,{G240} that{G3704} ye may be healed.{G2390} The {G1754} supplication{G1162} of a righteous man{G1342} availeth{G2480} much{G4183} in its working. 17 Elijah{G2243} was{G2258} a man{G444} of like passions{G3663} with{G2254} us, and{G2532} he prayed{G4336} fervently{G4335} that it might{G1026} not{G3361} rain;{G1026} and{G2532} it rained{G1026} not{G3756} on{G1909} the earth{G1093} for three{G5140} years{G1763} and{G2532} six{G1803} months.{G3376} 18 And{G2532} he prayed{G4336} again;{G3825} and{G2532} the heaven{G3772} gave{G1325} rain,{G5205} and{G2532} the earth{G1093} brought forth{G985} her{G846} fruit.{G2590}