Verse 3

And to speak{H559}{(H8800)} unto the priests{H3548} which were in the house{H1004} of the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, and to the prophets{H5030}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Should I weep{H1058}{(H8799)} in the fifth{H2549} month{H2320}, separating{H5144}{(H8736)} myself, as I have done{H6213}{(H8804)} these so many years{H8141}?

Referenced Verses

  • Zech 8:19 : 19 Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}; The fast{H6685} of the fourth{H7243} month, and the fast{H6685} of the fifth{H2549}, and the fast{H6685} of the seventh{H7637}, and the fast{H6685} of the tenth{H6224}, shall be to the house{H1004} of Judah{H3063} joy{H8342} and gladness{H8057}, and cheerful{H2896} feasts{H4150}; therefore love{H157}{(H8798)} the truth{H571} and peace{H7965}.
  • Zech 12:12-14 : 12 And the land{H776} shall mourn{H5594}{(H8804)}, every{H4940} family{H4940} apart{H905}; the family{H4940} of the house{H1004} of David{H1732} apart, and their wives{H802} apart; the family{H4940} of the house{H1004} of Nathan{H5416} apart, and their wives{H802} apart; 13 The family{H4940} of the house{H1004} of Levi{H3878} apart, and their wives{H802} apart; the family{H4940} of Shimei{H8097} apart, and their wives{H802} apart; 14 All the families{H4940} that remain{H7604}{(H8737)}, every family{H4940} apart, and their wives{H802} apart.
  • Mal 2:7 : 7 For the priest's{H3548} lips{H8193} should keep{H8104}{(H8799)} knowledge{H1847}, and they should seek{H1245}{(H8762)} the law{H8451} at his mouth{H6310}: for he is the messenger{H4397} of the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}.
  • Jas 4:8-9 : 8 Draw nigh{G1448}{(G5657)} to God{G2316}, and{G2532} he will draw nigh{G1448}{(G5692)} to you{G5213}. Cleanse{G2511}{(G5657)} your hands{G5495}, ye sinners{G268}; and{G2532} purify{G48}{(G5657)} your hearts{G2588}, ye double minded{G1374}. 9 Be afflicted{G5003}{(G5657)}, and{G2532} mourn{G3996}{(G5657)}, and{G2532} weep{G2799}{(G5657)}: let your{G5216} laughter{G1071} be turned{G3344}{(G5649)} to{G1519} mourning{G3997}, and{G2532} your joy{G5479} to{G1519} heaviness{G2726}. 10 Humble yourselves{G5013}{(G5682)} in the sight{G1799} of the Lord{G2962}, and{G2532} he shall lift{G5312} you{G5209} up{G5312}{(G5692)}.
  • Jer 52:12-14 : 12 Now in the fifth{H2549} month{H2320}, in the tenth{H6218} day of the month{H2320}, which was the nineteenth{H8672}{H6240}{H8141} year{H8141} of Nebuchadrezzar{H5019} king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}, came{H935}{(H8804)} Nebuzaradan{H5018}, captain{H7227} of the guard{H2876}, which served{H5975}{(H8804)}{H6440} the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}, into Jerusalem{H3389}, 13 And burned{H8313}{(H8799)} the house{H1004} of the LORD{H3068}, and the king's{H4428} house{H1004}; and all the houses{H1004} of Jerusalem{H3389}, and all the houses{H1004} of the great{H1419} men, burned{H8313}{(H8804)} he with fire{H784}: 14 And all the army{H2428} of the Chaldeans{H3778}, that were with the captain{H7227} of the guard{H2876}, brake down{H5422}{(H8804)} all the walls{H2346} of Jerusalem{H3389} round about{H5439}.
  • Ezek 44:23-24 : 23 And they shall teach{H3384}{(H8686)} my people{H5971} the difference between the holy{H6944} and profane{H2455}, and cause them to discern{H3045}{(H8686)} between the unclean{H2931} and the clean{H2889}. 24 And in controversy{H7379} they shall stand{H5975}{(H8799)} in judgment{H8199}{(H8800)}; and they shall judge{H8199}{(H8799)} it according to my judgments{H4941}: and they shall keep{H8104}{(H8799)} my laws{H8451} and my statutes{H2708} in all mine assemblies{H4150}; and they shall hallow{H6942}{(H8762)} my sabbaths{H7676}.
  • Hos 4:6 : 6 My people{H5971} are destroyed{H1820}{(H8738)} for lack of knowledge{H1847}: because thou hast rejected{H3988}{(H8804)} knowledge{H1847}, I will also reject{H3988}{(H8799)} thee, that thou shalt be no priest{H3547}{(H8763)} to me: seeing thou hast forgotten{H7911}{(H8799)} the law{H8451} of thy God{H430}, I will also forget{H7911}{(H8799)} thy children{H1121}.
  • Joel 2:17 : 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}?
  • Hag 2:11 : 11 Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}; Ask{H7592}{(H8798)} now the priests{H3548} concerning the law{H8451}, saying{H559}{(H8800)},
  • Zech 7:5 : 5 Speak{H559}{(H8798)} unto all the people{H5971} of the land{H776}, and to the priests{H3548}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, When ye fasted{H6684}{(H8804)} and mourned{H5594}{(H8800)} in the fifth{H2549} and seventh{H7637} month, even those seventy{H7657} years{H8141}, did ye at all{H6684}{(H8800)} fast{H6684}{(H8804)} unto me, even to me?
  • Deut 17:9-9 : 9 And thou shalt come{H935}{(H8804)} unto the priests{H3548} the Levites{H3881}, and unto the judge{H8199}{(H8802)} that shall be in those days{H3117}, and enquire{H1875}{(H8804)}; and they shall shew{H5046}{(H8689)} thee the sentence{H1697} of judgment{H4941}: 10 And thou shalt do{H6213}{(H8804)} according to the sentence{H6310}{H1697}, which they of that place{H4725} which the LORD{H3068} shall choose{H977}{(H8799)} shall shew{H5046}{(H8686)} thee; and thou shalt observe{H8104}{(H8804)} to do{H6213}{(H8800)} according to all that they inform{H3384}{(H8686)} thee: 11 According to the sentence{H6310} of the law{H8451} which they shall teach{H3384}{(H8686)} thee, and according to the judgment{H4941} which they shall tell{H559}{(H8799)} thee, thou shalt do{H6213}{(H8799)}: thou shalt not decline{H5493}{(H8799)} from the sentence{H1697} which they shall shew{H5046}{(H8686)} thee, to the right hand{H3225}, nor to the left{H8040}.
  • Deut 33:10 : 10 They shall teach{H3384}{(H8686)} Jacob{H3290} thy judgments{H4941}, and Israel{H3478} thy law{H8451}: they shall put{H7760}{(H8799)} incense{H6988} before{H639} thee, and whole burnt sacrifice{H3632} upon thine altar{H4196}.
  • 2 Kgs 25:8-9 : 8 And in the fifth{H2549} month{H2320}, on the seventh{H7651} day of the month{H2320}, which is the nineteenth{H8672}{H6240}{H8141} year{H8141} of king{H4428} Nebuchadnezzar{H5019} king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}, came{H935}{(H8804)} Nebuzaradan{H5018}, captain{H7227} of the guard{H2876}, a servant{H5650} of the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}, unto Jerusalem{H3389}: 9 And he burnt{H8313}{(H8799)} the house{H1004} of the LORD{H3068}, and the king's{H4428} house{H1004}, and all the houses{H1004} of Jerusalem{H3389}, and every great{H1419} man's house{H1004} burnt{H8313}{(H8804)} he with fire{H784}.
  • Neh 8:9-9 : 9 And Nehemiah{H5166}, which is the Tirshatha{H8660}, and Ezra{H5830} the priest{H3548} the scribe{H5608}{(H8802)}, and the Levites{H3881} that taught{H995}{(H8688)} the people{H5971}, said{H559}{(H8799)} unto all the people{H5971}, This day{H3117} is holy{H6918} unto the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}; mourn{H56}{(H8691)} not, nor weep{H1058}{(H8799)}. For all the people{H5971} wept{H1058}{(H8802)}, when they heard{H8085}{(H8800)} the words{H1697} of the law{H8451}. 10 Then he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, Go your way{H3212}{(H8798)}, eat{H398}{(H8798)} the fat{H4924}, and drink{H8354}{(H8798)} the sweet{H4477}, and send{H7971}{(H8798)} portions{H4490} unto them for whom nothing is prepared{H3559}{(H8737)}: for this day{H3117} is holy{H6918} unto our Lord{H113}: neither be ye sorry{H6087}{(H8735)}; for the joy{H2304} of the LORD{H3068} is your strength{H4581}. 11 So the Levites{H3881} stilled{H2814}{(H8688)} all the people{H5971}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Hold your peace{H2013}{(H8761)}, for the day{H3117} is holy{H6918}; neither be ye grieved{H6087}{(H8735)}.
  • Neh 9:1-3 : 1 Now in the twenty{H6242} and fourth{H702} day{H3117} of this month{H2320} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} were assembled{H622}{(H8738)} with fasting{H6685}, and with sackclothes{H8242}, and earth{H127} upon them. 2 And the seed{H2233} of Israel{H3478} separated{H914}{(H8735)} themselves from all strangers{H1121}{H5236}, and stood{H5975}{(H8799)} and confessed{H3034}{(H8691)} their sins{H2403}, and the iniquities{H5771} of their fathers{H1}. 3 And they stood up{H6965}{(H8799)} in their place{H5977}, and read{H7121}{(H8799)} in the book{H5612} of the law{H8451} of the LORD{H3068} their God{H430} one fourth part{H7243} of the day{H3117}; and another fourth part{H7243} they confessed{H3034}{(H8693)}, and worshipped{H7812}{(H8693)} the LORD{H3068} their God{H430}.
  • Eccl 3:4 : 4 A time{H6256} to weep{H1058}{(H8800)}, and a time{H6256} to laugh{H7832}{(H8800)}; a time{H6256} to mourn{H5594}{(H8800)}, and a time{H6256} to dance{H7540}{(H8800)};
  • Isa 22:12-13 : 12 And in that day{H3117} did the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069} of hosts{H6635} call{H7121}{(H8799)} to weeping{H1065}, and to mourning{H4553}, and to baldness{H7144}, and to girding{H2296}{(H8800)} with sackcloth{H8242}: 13 And behold joy{H8342} and gladness{H8057}, slaying{H2026}{(H8800)} oxen{H1241}, and killing{H7819}{(H8800)} sheep{H6629}, eating{H398}{(H8800)} flesh{H1320}, and drinking{H8354}{(H8800)} wine{H3196}: let us eat{H398}{(H8800)} and drink{H8354}{(H8800)}; for to morrow{H4279} we shall die{H4191}{(H8799)}.
  • Matt 9:15 : 15 And{G2532} Jesus{G2424} said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto them{G846}, Can{G3361}{G1410}{(G5736)} the children{G5207} of the bridechamber{G3567} mourn{G3996}{(G5721)}, as long as{G1909}{G3745} the bridegroom{G3566} is{G2076}{(G5748)} with{G3326} them{G846}? but{G1161} the days{G2250} will come{G2064}{(G5695)}, when{G3752} the bridegroom{G3566} shall be taken{G522}{(G5686)} from{G575} them{G846}, and{G2532} then{G5119} shall they fast{G3522}{(G5692)}.
  • 1 Cor 7:5 : 5 Defraud ye{G650}{(G5720)} not{G3361} one the other{G240}, except{G1509}{G302} it be{G5100} with{G1537} consent{G4859} for{G4314} a time{G2540}, that{G2443} ye may give yourselves{G4980}{(G5725)} to fasting{G3521} and{G2532} prayer{G4335}; and{G2532} come{G4905}{(G5741)} together{G1909}{G846} again{G3825}, that{G3363} Satan{G4567} tempt{G3985}{(G5725)} you{G5209} not{G3363} for{G1223} your{G5216} incontinency{G192}.