Verse 5
Is such the fast{H6685} that I have chosen?{H977} the day{H3117} for a man{H120} to afflict{H6031} his soul?{H5315} Is it to bow down{H3721} his head{H7218} as a rush,{H100} and to spread{H3331} sackcloth{H8242} and ashes{H665} under him? wilt thou call{H7121} this{H2088} a fast,{H6685} and an acceptable{H7522} day{H3117} to Jehovah?{H3068}
Referenced Verses
- Zech 7:5 : 5 Speak{H559} unto all the people{H5971} of the land,{H776} and to the priests,{H3548} saying,{H559} When ye fasted{H6684} and mourned{H5594} in the fifth{H2549} and in the seventh{H7637} [month], even these seventy{H7657} years,{H8141} did ye at all{H6684} fast{H6684} unto me, even to me?
- Job 2:8 : 8 And he took{H3947} him a potsherd{H2789} to scrape{H1623} himself therewith; and he sat{H3427} among{H8432} the ashes.{H665}
- Isa 49:8 : 8 Thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} In an acceptable{H7522} time{H6256} have I answered{H6030} thee, and in a day{H3117} of salvation{H3444} have I helped{H5826} thee; and I will preserve{H5341} thee, and give{H5414} thee for a covenant{H1285} of the people,{H5971} to raise{H6965} up the land,{H776} to make them inherit{H5157} the desolate{H8074} heritages:{H5159}
- Lev 16:29 : 29 And it shall be a statute{H2708} for ever{H5769} unto you: in the seventh{H7637} month,{H2320} on the tenth{H6218} day of the month,{H2320} ye shall afflict{H6031} your souls,{H5315} and shall do{H6213} no manner of work,{H4399} the home-born,{H249} or the stranger{H1616} that sojourneth{H1481} among{H8432} you:
- Isa 61:2 : 2 to proclaim{H7121} the year{H8141} of Jehovah's{H3068} favor,{H7522} and the day{H3117} of vengeance{H5359} of our God;{H430} to comfort{H5162} all that mourn;{H57}
- Dan 9:3-9 : 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} 4 And I prayed{H6419} unto Jehovah{H3068} my God,{H430} and made confession,{H3034} and said,{H559} Oh,{H577} Lord,{H136} the great{H1419} and dreadful{H3372} God,{H410} who keepeth{H8104} covenant{H1285} and lovingkindness{H2617} with them that love{H157} him and keep{H8104} his commandments,{H4687} 5 we have sinned,{H2398} and have dealt perversely,{H5753} and have done wickedly,{H7561} and have rebelled,{H4775} even turning aside{H5493} from thy precepts{H4687} and from thine ordinances;{H4941} 6 neither have we hearkened{H8085} unto thy servants{H5650} the prophets,{H5030} that spake{H1696} in thy name{H8034} to our kings,{H4428} our princes,{H8269} and our fathers,{H1} and to all the people{H5971} of the land.{H776} 7 O Lord,{H136} righteousness{H6666} belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion{H1322} of face,{H6440} as at this day;{H3117} to the men{H376} of Judah,{H3063} and to the inhabitants{H3427} of Jerusalem,{H3389} and unto all Israel,{H3478} that are near,{H7138} and that are far off,{H7350} through all the countries{H776} whither thou hast driven{H5080} them, because of their trespass{H4604} that they have trespassed{H4603} against thee. 8 O Lord,{H136} to us belongeth confusion{H1322} of face,{H6440} to our kings,{H4428} to our princes,{H8269} and to our fathers,{H1} because we have sinned{H2398} against thee. 9 To the Lord{H136} our God{H430} belong mercies{H7356} and forgiveness;{H5547} for we have rebelled{H4775} against him; 10 neither have we obeyed{H8085} the voice{H6963} of Jehovah{H3068} our God,{H430} to walk{H3212} in his laws,{H8451} which he set{H5414} before{H6440} us by{H3027} his servants{H5650} the prophets.{H5030} 11 Yea, all Israel{H3478} have transgressed{H5674} thy law,{H8451} even turning aside,{H5493} that they should not obey{H8085} thy voice:{H6963} therefore hath the curse{H423} been poured{H5413} out upon us, and the oath{H7621} that is written{H3789} in the law{H8451} of Moses{H4872} the servant{H5650} of God;{H430} for we have sinned{H2398} against him. 12 And he hath confirmed{H6965} his words,{H1697} which he spake{H1696} against us, and against our judges{H8199} that judged{H8199} us, by bringing{H935} upon us a great{H1419} evil;{H7451} for under the whole heaven{H8064} hath not been done{H6213} as hath been done{H6213} upon Jerusalem.{H3389} 13 As it is written{H3789} in the law{H8451} of Moses,{H4872} all this evil{H7451} is come{H935} upon us: yet have we not entreated{H2470} the favor{H6440} of Jehovah{H3068} our God,{H430} that we should turn{H7725} from our iniquities,{H5771} and have discernment{H7919} in thy truth.{H571} 14 Therefore hath Jehovah{H3068} watched{H8245} over the evil,{H7451} and brought{H935} it upon us; for Jehovah{H3068} our God{H430} is righteous{H6662} in all his works{H4639} which he doeth,{H6213} and we have not obeyed{H8085} his voice.{H6963} 15 And now, O Lord{H136} our God,{H430} that hast brought{H3318} thy people{H5971} forth{H3318} out of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} with a mighty{H2389} hand,{H3027} and hast gotten{H6213} thee renown,{H8034} as at this day;{H3117} we have sinned,{H2398} we have done wickedly.{H7561} 16 O Lord,{H136} according to all thy righteousness,{H6666} let thine anger{H639} and thy wrath,{H2534} I pray thee, be turned away{H7725} from thy city{H5892} Jerusalem,{H3389} thy holy{H6944} mountain;{H2022} because for our sins,{H2399} and for the iniquities{H5771} of our fathers,{H1} Jerusalem{H3389} and thy people{H5971} are become a reproach{H2781} to all that are round about{H5439} us. 17 Now therefore, O our God,{H430} hearken{H8085} unto the prayer{H8605} of thy servant,{H5650} and to his supplications,{H8469} and cause thy face{H6440} to shine{H215} upon thy sanctuary{H4720} that is desolate,{H8076} for the Lord's{H136} sake. 18 O my God,{H430} incline{H5186} thine ear,{H241} and hear;{H8085} open{H6491} thine eyes,{H5869} and behold{H7200} our desolations,{H8074} and the city{H5892} which is called{H7121} by thy name:{H8034} for we do not present{H5307} our supplications{H8469} before{H6440} thee for our righteousness,{H6666} but for thy great{H7227} mercies'{H7356} sake. 19 O Lord,{H136} hear;{H8085} O Lord,{H136} forgive;{H5545} O Lord,{H136} hearken{H7181} and do;{H6213} defer{H309} not,{H408} for thine own sake, O my God,{H430} because thy city{H5892} and thy people{H5971} are called{H7121} by thy name.{H8034}
- Jonah 3:5-8 : 5 And the people{H582} of Nineveh{H5210} believed{H539} God;{H430} and they proclaimed{H7121} a fast,{H6685} and put{H3847} on sackcloth,{H8242} from the greatest{H1419} of them even to the least{H6996} of them. 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}
- 1 Kgs 21:27-29 : 27 And it came to pass, when Ahab{H256} heard{H8085} those words,{H1697} that he rent{H7167} his clothes,{H899} and put{H7760} sackcloth{H8242} upon his flesh,{H1320} and fasted,{H6684} and lay{H7901} in sackcloth,{H8242} and went{H1980} softly.{H328} 28 And the word{H1697} of Jehovah{H3068} came to Elijah{H452} the Tishbite,{H8664} saying,{H559} 29 Seest{H7200} thou how Ahab{H256} humbleth{H3665} himself before{H6440} me? because{H3282} he humbleth{H3665} himself before{H6440} me, I will not bring{H935} the evil{H7451} in his days;{H3117} but in his son's{H1121} days{H3117} will I bring{H935} the evil{H7451} upon his house.{H1004}
- 2 Kgs 6:30 : 30 And it came to pass, when the king{H4428} heard{H8085} the words{H1697} of the woman,{H802} that he rent{H7167} his clothes{H899} (now he was passing by{H5674} upon the wall);{H2346} and the people{H5971} looked,{H7200} and, behold, he had sackcloth{H8242} within{H1004} upon his flesh.{H1320}
- 2 Chr 20:3 : 3 And Jehoshaphat{H3092} feared,{H3372} and set{H5414} himself{H6440} to seek{H1875} unto Jehovah;{H3068} and he proclaimed{H7121} a fast{H6685} throughout{H5921} all Judah.{H3063}
- 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 9:1-2 : 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. 2 And the seed{H2233} of Israel{H3478} separated{H914} themselves from all foreigners,{H1121} and stood{H5975} and confessed{H3034} their sins,{H2403} and the iniquities{H5771} of their fathers.{H1}
- Esth 4:3 : 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}
- Isa 58:3 : 3 Wherefore have we fasted,{H6684} [say they], and thou seest{H7200} not? [wherefore] have we afflicted{H6031} our soul,{H5315} and thou takest no knowledge?{H3045} Behold, in the day{H3117} of your fast{H6685} ye find{H4672} [your own] pleasure,{H2656} and exact{H5065} all your labors.{H6092}
- Ps 69:13 : 13 But as for me, my prayer{H8605} is unto thee, O Jehovah,{H3068} in an acceptable{H7522} time:{H6256} O God,{H430} in the abundance{H7230} of thy lovingkindness,{H2617} Answer{H6030} me in the truth{H571} of thy salvation.{H3468}
- Luke 4:19 : 19 To proclaim{G2784} the acceptable{G1184} year{G1763} of the Lord.{G2962}
- Rom 12:2 : 2 And{G2532} be{G4964} not{G3361} fashioned{G4964} according to{G165} this{G5129} world:{G165} but{G235} be ye transformed{G3339} by the renewing{G342} of{G3563} your{G5216} mind,{G3563} that{G1519} ye{G5209} may prove{G1381} what{G5101} is the{G2307} good{G18} and{G2532} acceptable{G2101} and{G2532} perfect{G5046} will{G2307} of God.{G2316}
- 1 Pet 2:5 : 5 ye{G846} also,{G2532} as{G5613} living{G2198} stones,{G3037} are built up{G3618} a spiritual{G4152} house,{G3624} to be a holy{G40} priesthood,{G2406} to offer up{G399} spiritual{G4152} sacrifices,{G2378} acceptable{G2144} to God{G2316} through{G1223} Jesus{G2424} Christ.{G5547}