Verse 21

Then I proclaimed{H7121}{(H8799)} a fast{H6685} there, at the river{H5104} of Ahava{H163}, that we might afflict{H6031}{(H8692)} ourselves before{H6440} our God{H430}, to seek{H1245}{(H8763)} of him a right{H3477} way{H1870} for us, and for our little ones{H2945}, and for all our substance{H7399}.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 20:3 : 3 And Jehoshaphat{H3092} feared{H3372}{(H8799)}, and set{H5414}{(H8799)} himself{H6440} to seek{H1875}{(H8800)} the LORD{H3068}, and proclaimed{H7121}{(H8799)} a fast{H6685} throughout{H5921} all Judah{H3063}.
  • Lev 16:29 : 29 And this shall be a statute{H2708} for ever{H5769} unto you: that in the seventh{H7637} month{H2320}, on the tenth{H6218} day of the month{H2320}, ye shall afflict{H6031}{(H8762)} your souls{H5315}, and do{H6213}{(H8799)} no work{H4399} at all, whether it be one of your own country{H249}, or a stranger{H1616} that sojourneth{H1481}{(H8802)} among{H8432} you:
  • Lev 23:29 : 29 For whatsoever soul{H5315} it be that shall not be afflicted{H6031}{(H8792)} in that same{H6106} day{H3117}, he shall be cut off{H3772}{(H8738)} from among his people{H5971}.
  • 1 Sam 7:6 : 6 And they gathered together{H6908}{(H8735)} to Mizpeh{H4709}, and drew{H7579}{(H8799)} water{H4325}, and poured it out{H8210}{(H8799)} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068}, and fasted{H6684}{(H8799)} on that day{H3117}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} there, We have sinned{H2398}{(H8804)} against the LORD{H3068}. And Samuel{H8050} judged{H8199}{(H8799)} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} in Mizpeh{H4708}.
  • Joel 1:14 : 14 Sanctify{H6942}{(H8761)} ye a fast{H6685}, call{H7121}{(H8798)} a solemn assembly{H6116}, gather{H622}{(H8798)} the elders{H2205} and all the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of the land{H776} into the house{H1004} of the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}, and cry{H2199}{(H8798)} unto the LORD{H3068},
  • Ezra 8:15 : 15 And I gathered them together{H6908}{(H8799)} to the river{H5104} that runneth{H935}{(H8802)} to Ahava{H163}; and there abode we in tents{H2583}{(H8799)} three{H7969} days{H3117}: and I viewed{H995}{(H8799)} the people{H5971}, and the priests{H3548}, and found{H4672}{(H8804)} there none of the sons{H1121} of Levi{H3878}.
  • Ps 5:8 : 8 Lead{H5148}{(H8798)} me, O LORD{H3068}, in thy righteousness{H6666} because of mine enemies{H8324}{(H8802)}; make thy way{H1870} straight{H3474}{(H8685)} before my face{H6440}.
  • Ps 8:2 : 2 Out of the mouth{H6310} of babes{H5768} and sucklings{H3243}{(H8802)} hast thou ordained{H3245}{(H8765)} strength{H5797} because of thine enemies{H6887}{(H8802)}, that thou mightest still{H7673}{(H8687)} the enemy{H341}{(H8802)} and the avenger{H5358}{(H8693)}.
  • Ps 107:2-8 : 2 Let the redeemed{H1350}{(H8803)} of the LORD{H3068} say{H559}{(H8799)} so, whom he hath redeemed{H1350}{(H8804)} from the hand{H3027} of the enemy{H6862}; 3 And gathered{H6908}{(H8765)} them out of the lands{H776}, from the east{H4217}, and from the west{H4628}, from the north{H6828}, and from the south{H3220}. 4 They wandered{H8582}{(H8804)} in the wilderness{H4057} in a solitary{H3452} way{H1870}; they found{H4672}{(H8804)} no city{H5892} to dwell{H4186} in. 5 Hungry{H7457} and thirsty{H6771}, their soul{H5315} fainted{H5848}{(H8691)} in them. 6 Then they cried{H6817}{(H8799)} unto the LORD{H3068} in their trouble{H6862}, and he delivered{H5337}{(H8686)} them out of their distresses{H4691}. 7 And he led them forth{H1869}{(H8686)} by the right{H3477} way{H1870}, that they might go{H3212}{(H8800)} to a city{H5892} of habitation{H4186}. 8 Oh that men would praise{H3034}{(H8686)} the LORD{H3068} for his goodness{H2617}, and for his wonderful works{H6381}{(H8737)} to the children{H1121} of men{H120}!
  • Ps 143:8-9 : 8 Cause me to hear{H8085}{(H8685)} thy lovingkindness{H2617} in the morning{H1242}; for in thee do I trust{H982}{(H8804)}: cause me to know{H3045}{(H8685)} the way{H1870} wherein{H2098} I should walk{H3212}{(H8799)}; for I lift up{H5375}{(H8804)} my soul{H5315} unto thee. 9 Deliver{H5337}{(H8685)} me, O LORD{H3068}, from mine enemies{H341}{(H8802)}: I flee unto thee to hide{H3680}{(H8765)} me. 10 Teach{H3925}{(H8761)} me to do{H6213}{(H8800)} thy will{H7522}; for thou art my God{H430}: thy spirit{H7307} is good{H2896}; lead{H5148}{(H8686)} me into the land{H776} of uprightness{H4334}.
  • Prov 3:6 : 6 In all thy ways{H1870} acknowledge{H3045}{(H8798)} him, and he shall direct{H3474}{(H8762)} thy paths{H734}.
  • Isa 30:21 : 21 And thine ears{H241} shall hear{H8085}{(H8799)} a word{H1697} behind{H310} thee, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, This is the way{H1870}, walk ye in it{H3212}{(H8798)}, when ye turn to the right hand{H541}{(H8686)}, and when ye turn to the left{H8041}{(H8686)}.
  • Isa 35:8 : 8 And an highway{H4547} shall be there, and a way{H1870}, and it shall be called{H7121}{(H8735)} The way{H1870} of holiness{H6944}; the unclean{H2931} shall not pass over{H5674}{(H8799)} it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men{H1980}{(H8802)}, though fools{H191}, shall not err{H8582}{(H8799)} therein.
  • Isa 42:16 : 16 And I will bring{H3212}{(H8689)} the blind{H5787} by a way{H1870} that they knew{H3045}{(H8804)} not; I will lead{H1869}{(H8686)} them in paths{H5410} that they have not known{H3045}{(H8804)}: I will make{H7760}{(H8799)} darkness{H4285} light{H216} before{H6440} them, and crooked things{H4625} straight{H4334}. These things{H1697} will I do{H6213}{(H8804)} unto them, and not forsake{H5800}{(H8804)} them.
  • Isa 49:10 : 10 They shall not hunger{H7456}{(H8799)} nor thirst{H6770}{(H8799)}; neither shall the heat{H8273} nor sun{H8121} smite{H5221}{(H8686)} them: for he that hath mercy{H7355}{(H8764)} on them shall lead{H5090}{(H8762)} them, even by the springs{H4002} of water{H4325} shall he guide{H5095}{(H8762)} them.
  • Isa 58:3 : 3 Wherefore have we fasted{H6684}{(H8804)}, say they, and thou seest{H7200}{(H8804)} not? wherefore have we afflicted{H6031}{(H8765)} our soul{H5315}, and thou takest no knowledge{H3045}{(H8799)}? Behold, in the day{H3117} of your fast{H6685} ye find{H4672}{(H8799)} pleasure{H2656}, and exact{H5065}{(H8799)} all your labours{H6092}.
  • Isa 58:5 : 5 Is it such a fast{H6685} that I have chosen{H977}{(H8799)}? a day{H3117} for a man{H120} to afflict{H6031}{(H8763)} his soul{H5315}? is it to bow down{H3721}{(H8800)} his head{H7218} as a bulrush{H100}, and to spread{H3331}{(H8686)} sackcloth{H8242} and ashes{H665} under him? wilt thou call{H7121}{(H8799)} this{H2088} a fast{H6685}, and an acceptable{H7522} day{H3117} to the LORD{H3068}?
  • Jer 10:23 : 23 O LORD{H3068}, I know{H3045}{(H8804)} that the way{H1870} of man{H120} is not in himself: it is not in man{H376} that walketh{H1980}{(H8802)} to direct{H3559}{(H8687)} his steps{H6806}.
  • Jer 31:8-9 : 8 Behold, I will bring{H935}{(H8688)} them from the north{H6828} country{H776}, and gather{H6908}{(H8765)} them from the coasts{H3411} of the earth{H776}, and with them the blind{H5787} and the lame{H6455}, the woman with child{H2030} and her that travaileth with child{H3205}{(H8802)} together{H3162}: a great{H1419} company{H6951} shall return{H7725}{(H8799)} thither. 9 They shall come{H935}{(H8799)} with weeping{H1065}, and with supplications{H8469} will I lead{H2986}{(H8686)} them: I will cause them to walk{H3212}{(H8686)} by the rivers{H5158} of waters{H4325} in a straight{H3477} way{H1870}, wherein they shall not stumble{H3782}{(H8735)}: for I am a father{H1} to Israel{H3478}, and Ephraim{H669} is my firstborn{H1060}.
  • Jer 50:4-5 : 4 In those days{H3117}, and in that time{H6256}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} shall come{H935}{(H8799)}, they and the children{H1121} of Judah{H3063} together{H3162}, going{H1980}{(H8800)} and weeping{H1058}{(H8800)}: they shall go{H3212}{(H8799)}, and seek{H1245}{(H8762)} the LORD{H3068} their God{H430}. 5 They shall ask{H7592}{(H8799)} the way{H1870} to Zion{H6726} with their faces{H6440} thitherward{H2008}, saying, Come{H935}{(H8798)}, and let us join{H3867}{(H8738)} ourselves to the LORD{H3068} in a perpetual{H5769} covenant{H1285} that shall not be forgotten{H7911}{(H8735)}.
  • Ezra 8:31 : 31 Then we departed{H5265}{(H8799)} from the river{H5104} of Ahava{H163} on the twelfth{H8147}{H6240} day of the first{H7223} month{H2320}, to go{H3212}{(H8800)} unto Jerusalem{H3389}: and the hand{H3027} of our God{H430} was upon us, and he delivered{H5337}{(H8686)} us from the hand{H3709} of the enemy{H341}{(H8802)}, and of such as lay in wait{H693}{(H8802)} by the way{H1870}.
  • Lev 16:31 : 31 It shall be a sabbath{H7676} of rest{H7677} unto you, and ye shall afflict{H6031}{(H8765)} your souls{H5315}, by a statute{H2708} for ever{H5769}.
  • Num 14:3 : 3 And wherefore hath the LORD{H3068} brought{H935}{(H8688)} us unto this land{H776}, to fall{H5307}{(H8800)} by the sword{H2719}, that our wives{H802} and our children{H2945} should be a prey{H957}? were it not better{H2896} for us to return{H7725}{(H8800)} into Egypt{H4714}?
  • Num 14:31 : 31 But your little ones{H2945}, which ye said{H559}{(H8804)} should be a prey{H957}, them will I bring in{H935}{(H8689)}, and they shall know{H3045}{(H8804)} the land{H776} which ye have despised{H3988}{(H8804)}.
  • Judg 20:26 : 26 Then all the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, and all the people{H5971}, went up{H5927}{(H8799)}, and came{H935}{(H8799)} unto the house{H1004} of God{H430}{(H8677)}{H1008}, and wept{H1058}{(H8799)}, and sat{H3427}{(H8799)} there before{H6440} the LORD{H3068}, and fasted{H6684}{(H8799)} that day{H3117} until even{H6153}, and offered{H5927}{(H8686)} burnt offerings{H5930} and peace offerings{H8002} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068}.
  • Joel 2:12-18 : 12 Therefore also now, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, turn{H7725}{(H8798)} ye even to me with all your heart{H3824}, and with fasting{H6685}, and with weeping{H1065}, and with mourning{H4553}: 13 And rend{H7167}{(H8798)} your heart{H3824}, and not your garments{H899}, and turn{H7725}{(H8798)} unto the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}: for he is gracious{H2587} and merciful{H7349}, slow{H750} to anger{H639}, and of great{H7227} kindness{H2617}, and repenteth{H5162}{(H8737)} him of the evil{H7451}. 14 Who knoweth{H3045}{(H8802)} if he will return{H7725}{(H8799)} and repent{H5162}{(H8738)}, and leave{H7604}{(H8689)} a blessing{H1293} behind{H310} him; even a meat offering{H4503} and a drink offering{H5262} unto the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}? 15 Blow{H8628}{(H8798)} the trumpet{H7782} in Zion{H6726}, sanctify{H6942}{(H8761)} a fast{H6685}, call{H7121}{(H8798)} a solemn assembly{H6116}: 16 Gather{H622}{(H8798)} the people{H5971}, sanctify{H6942}{(H8761)} the congregation{H6951}, assemble{H6908}{(H8798)} the elders{H2205}, gather{H622}{(H8798)} the children{H5768}, and those that suck{H3243}{(H8802)} the breasts{H7699}: let the bridegroom{H2860} go forth{H3318}{(H8799)} of his chamber{H2315}, and the bride{H3618} out of her closet{H2646}. 17 Let the priests{H3548}, the ministers{H8334}{(H8764)} of the LORD{H3068}, weep{H1058}{(H8799)} between the porch{H197} and the altar{H4196}, and let them say{H559}{(H8799)}, Spare{H2347}{(H8798)} thy people{H5971}, O LORD{H3068}, and give{H5414}{(H8799)} not thine heritage{H5159} to reproach{H2781}, that the heathen{H1471} should rule over{H4910}{(H8800)} them: wherefore should they say{H559}{(H8799)} among the people{H5971}, Where is their God{H430}? 18 Then will the LORD{H3068} be jealous{H7065}{(H8762)} for his land{H776}, and pity{H2550}{(H8799)} his people{H5971}.
  • Jonah 3:5 : 5 So the people{H582} of Nineveh{H5210} believed{H539}{(H8686)} God{H430}, and proclaimed{H7121}{(H8799)} a fast{H6685}, and put{H3847}{(H8799)} on sackcloth{H8242}, from the greatest{H1419} of them even to the least{H6996} of them.
  • Acts 2:39 : 39 For{G1063} the promise{G1860} is{G2076}{(G5748)} unto you{G5213}, and{G2532} to your{G5216} children{G5043}, and{G2532} to all{G3956} that are afar off{G1519}{G3112}, even as many as{G3745} the Lord{G2962} our{G2257} God{G2316} shall call{G302}{G4341}{(G5667)}.
  • Mark 10:13-16 : 13 And{G2532} they brought{G4374}{(G5707)} young children{G3813} to him{G846}, that{G2443} he should touch{G680}{(G5672)} them{G846}: and{G1161} his disciples{G3101} rebuked{G2008}{(G5707)} those that brought{G4374}{(G5723)} them. 14 But{G1161} when Jesus{G2424} saw{G1492}{(G5631)} it, he was much displeased{G23}{(G5656)}, and{G2532} said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto them{G846}, Suffer{G863}{(G5628)} the little children{G3813} to come{G2064}{(G5738)} unto{G4314} me{G3165}, and{G2532} forbid{G2967}{(G5720)} them{G846} not{G3361}: for{G1063} of such{G5108} is{G2076}{(G5748)} the kingdom{G932} of God{G2316}. 15 Verily{G281} I say{G3004}{(G5719)} unto you{G5213}, Whosoever{G3739} shall{G1209} not{G3362} receive{G1209}{(G5667)} the kingdom{G932} of God{G2316} as{G5613} a little child{G3813}, he shall{G1525} not{G3364} enter{G1525}{(G5632)} therein{G1519}{G846}. 16 And{G2532} he took{G1723} them{G846} up in his arms{G1723}{(G5666)}, put{G5087}{(G5723)} his hands{G5495} upon{G1909} them{G846}, and blessed{G2127}{(G5707)} them{G846}.