Verse 3

I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine into my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, until three whole weeks were fulfilled.

Referenced Verses

  • Dan 6:18 : 18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting; neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep fled from him.
  • Matt 6:17 : 17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face;
  • 1 Cor 9:27 : 27 but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.
  • 2 Sam 19:24 : 24 Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; and he had neither groomed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came home in peace.
  • Job 33:20 : 20 So that his life abhors bread, and his soul dainty food.
  • Isa 24:6-9 : 6 Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, and those who dwell therein are found guilty. Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left. 7 The new wine mourns. The vine languishes. All the merry-hearted sigh. 8 The mirth of tambourines ceases. The sound of those who rejoice ends. The joy of the harp ceases. 9 They will not drink wine with a song. Strong drink will be bitter to those who drink it. 10 The confused city is broken down. Every house is shut up, that no man may come in. 11 There is a crying in the streets because of the wine. All joy is darkened. The mirth of the land is gone.
  • Dan 11:8 : 8 Also their gods, with their molten images, [and] with their goodly vessels of silver and of gold, shall he carry captive into Egypt; and he shall refrain some years from the king of the north.
  • Amos 5:11 : 11 Forasmuch therefore as you trample on the poor, and take taxes from him of wheat: You have built houses of cut stone, but you will not dwell in them. You have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine.
  • Nah 2:9 : 9 Take the spoil of silver. Take the spoil of gold, for there is no end of the store, the glory of all goodly furniture.