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Verse 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}

Referenced Verses

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}
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:
Lev 23:29 : 29 For whatsoever soul{H5315} it be that shall not be afflicted{H6031} in that same{H6106} day;{H3117} he shall be cut off{H3772} from his people.{H5971}
1 Sam 7:6 : 6 And they gathered together{H6908} to Mizpah,{H4709} and drew{H7579} water,{H4325} and poured it out{H8210} before{H6440} Jehovah,{H3068} and fasted{H6684} on that day,{H3117} and said{H559} there, We have sinned{H2398} against Jehovah.{H3068} And Samuel{H8050} judged{H8199} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} in Mizpah.{H4708}
Joel 1:14 : 14 Sanctify{H6942} a fast,{H6685} call{H7121} a solemn assembly,{H6116} gather{H622} the old men{H2205} [and] all the inhabitants{H3427} of the land{H776} unto the house{H1004} of Jehovah{H3068} your God,{H430} and cry{H2199} unto Jehovah.{H3068}
Ezra 8:15 : 15 And I gathered them together{H6908} to the river{H5104} that runneth{H935} to Ahava;{H163} and there we encamped{H2583} three{H7969} days:{H3117} and I viewed{H995} the people,{H5971} and the priests,{H3548} and found{H4672} there none of the sons{H1121} of Levi.{H3878}
Ps 5:8 : 8 Lead{H5148} me, O Jehovah,{H3068} in thy righteousness{H6666} because of mine enemies;{H8324} Make thy way{H1870} straight{H3474} before my face.{H6440}
Ps 8:2 : 2 Out of the mouth{H6310} of babes{H5768} and sucklings{H3243} hast thou established{H3245} strength,{H5797} because of thine adversaries,{H6887} that thou mightest still{H7673} the enemy{H341} and the avenger.{H5358}
Ps 107:2-8 : 2 Let the redeemed{H1350} of Jehovah{H3068} say{H559} [so], Whom he hath redeemed{H1350} from the hand{H3027} of the adversary,{H6862} 3 And gathered{H6908} 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} in the wilderness{H4057} in a desert{H3452} way;{H1870} They found{H4672} no city{H5892} of habitation.{H4186} 5 Hungry{H7457} and thirsty,{H6771} Their soul{H5315} fainted{H5848} in them. 6 Then they cried{H6817} unto Jehovah{H3068} in their trouble,{H6862} And he delivered{H5337} them out of their distresses,{H4691} 7 He led{H1869} them also by a straight{H3477} way,{H1870} That they might go{H3212} to a city{H5892} of habitation.{H4186} 8 Oh that men would praise{H3034} Jehovah{H3068} for his lovingkindness,{H2617} And for his wonderful works{H6381} to the children{H1121} of men!{H120}
Ps 143:8-9 : 8 Cause me to hear{H8085} thy lovingkindness{H2617} in the morning;{H1242} For in thee do I trust:{H982} Cause me to know{H3045} the way{H1870} wherein{H2098} I should walk;{H3212} For I lift up{H5375} my soul{H5315} unto thee. 9 Deliver{H5337} me, O Jehovah,{H3068} from mine enemies:{H341} I flee unto thee to hide{H3680} me. 10 Teach{H3925} me to do{H6213} thy will;{H7522} For thou art my God:{H430} Thy Spirit{H7307} is good;{H2896} Lead{H5148} me in the land{H776} of uprightness.{H4334}
Prov 3:6 : 6 In all thy ways{H1870} acknowledge{H3045} him, And he will direct{H3474} thy paths.{H734}
Isa 30:21 : 21 and thine ears{H241} shall hear{H8085} a word{H1697} behind{H310} thee, saying,{H559} This is the way,{H1870} walk ye in it;{H3212} when ye turn to the right hand,{H541} and when ye turn to the left.{H8041}
Isa 35:8 : 8 [And a highway]{H4547} [shall be there, and a way,]{H1870} [and it shall be called]{H7121} [The way]{H1870} [of holiness;]{H6944} [the unclean]{H2931} [shall not pass over]{H5674} [it; but is shall be for the redeemed]: the wayfaring men,{H1980} yea fools,{H191} shall not err{H8582} [therein].
Isa 42:16 : 16 And I will bring{H3212} the blind{H5787} by a way{H1870} that they know{H3045} not; in paths{H5410} that they know{H3045} not will I lead{H1869} them; I will make{H7760} darkness{H4285} light{H216} before{H6440} them, and crooked places{H4625} straight.{H4334} These things{H4625} will I do,{H6213} and I will not forsake{H5800} them.
Isa 49:10 : 10 They shall not hunger{H7456} nor thirst;{H6770} neither shall the heat{H8273} nor sun{H8121} smite{H5221} them: for he that hath mercy{H7355} on them will lead{H5090} them, even by springs{H4002} of water{H4325} will he guide{H5095} them.
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}
Isa 58:5 : 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}
Jer 10:23 : 23 O Jehovah,{H3068} I know{H3045} that the way{H1870} of man{H120} is not in himself: it is not in man{H376} that walketh{H1980} to direct{H3559} his steps.{H6806}
Jer 31:8-9 : 8 Behold, I will bring{H935} them from the north{H6828} country,{H776} and gather{H6908} them from the uttermost parts{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} together:{H3162} a great{H1419} company{H6951} shall they return{H7725} hither. 9 They shall come{H935} with weeping;{H1065} and with supplications{H8469} will I lead{H2986} them: I will cause them to walk{H3212} by rivers{H5158} of waters,{H4325} in a straight{H3477} way{H1870} wherein they shall not stumble;{H3782} for I am a father{H1} to Israel,{H3478} and Ephraim{H669} is my first-born.{H1060}
Jer 50:4-5 : 4 In those days,{H3117} and in that time,{H6256} saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} shall come,{H935} they and the children{H1121} of Judah{H3063} together;{H3162} they shall go{H1980} on their way{H3212} weeping,{H1058} and shall seek{H1245} Jehovah{H3068} their God.{H430} 5 They shall inquire{H7592} concerning{H1870} Zion{H6726} with their faces{H6440} thitherward,{H2008} [saying], Come{H935} ye, and join{H3867} yourselves to Jehovah{H3068} in an everlasting{H5769} covenant{H1285} that shall not be forgotten.{H7911}
Ezra 8:31 : 31 Then we departed{H5265} from the river{H5104} Ahava{H163} on the twelfth{H8147} [day] of the first{H7223} month,{H2320} to go{H3212} unto Jerusalem:{H3389} and the hand{H3027} of our God{H430} was upon us, and he delivered{H5337} us from the hand{H3709} of the enemy{H341} and the lier-in-wait{H693} by the way.{H1870}
Lev 16:31 : 31 It is a sabbath{H7676} of solemn rest{H7677} unto you, and ye shall afflict{H6031} your souls;{H5315} it is a statute{H2708} for ever.{H5769}
Num 14:3 : 3 And wherefore doth Jehovah{H3068} bring{H935} us unto this land,{H776} to fall{H5307} by the sword?{H2719} Our wives{H802} and our little ones{H2945} will be a prey:{H957} were it not better{H2896} for us to return{H7725} into Egypt?{H4714}
Num 14:31 : 31 But your little ones,{H2945} that ye said{H559} should be a prey,{H957} them will I bring in,{H935} and they shall know{H3045} the land{H776} which ye have rejected.{H3988}
Judg 20:26 : 26 Then all the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} and all the people,{H5971} went up,{H5927} and came{H935} unto {H1004} Beth-el,{H430} and wept,{H1058} and sat{H3427} there before{H6440} Jehovah,{H3068} and fasted{H6684} that day{H3117} until even;{H6153} and they offered{H5927} burnt-offerings{H5930} and peace-offerings{H5930} before{H6440} Jehovah.{H3068}
Joel 2:12-18 : 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} 13 and rend{H7167} your heart,{H3824} and not your garments,{H899} and turn{H7725} unto Jehovah{H3068} your God;{H430} for he is gracious{H2587} and merciful,{H7349} slow{H750} to anger,{H639} and abundant{H7227} in lovingkindness,{H2617} and repenteth{H5162} him of the evil.{H7451} 14 Who knoweth{H3045} whether he will not turn{H7725} and repent,{H5162} and leave{H7604} a blessing{H1293} behind{H310} him, even a meal-offering{H4503} and a drink-offering{H5262} unto Jehovah{H3068} your God?{H430} 15 Blow{H8628} the trumpet{H7782} in Zion,{H6726} sanctify{H6942} a fast,{H6685} call{H7121} a solemn assembly;{H6116} 16 gather{H622} the people,{H5971} sanctify{H6942} the assembly,{H6951} assemble{H6908} the old{H2205} men, gather{H622} the children,{H5768} and those that suck{H3243} the breasts;{H7699} let the bridegroom{H2860} go forth{H3318} from his chamber,{H2315} and the bride{H3618} out of her closet.{H2646} 17 Let the priests,{H3548} the ministers{H8334} of Jehovah,{H3068} weep{H1058} between the porch{H197} and the altar,{H4196} and let them say,{H559} Spare{H2347} thy people,{H5971} O Jehovah,{H3068} and give{H5414} not thy heritage{H5159} to reproach,{H2781} that the nations{H1471} should rule over{H4910} them: wherefore should they say{H559} among the peoples,{H5971} Where is their God?{H430} 18 Then was Jehovah{H3068} jealous{H7065} for his land,{H776} and had pity{H2550} on his people.{H5971}
Jonah 3:5 : 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.
Acts 2:39 : 39 For{G1063} to you{G5213} is{G2076} the promise,{G1860} and{G2532} to{G5043} your{G5216} children,{G5043} and{G2532} to all{G3956} that{G3588} are{G1519} afar off,{G3112} [even] as many as{G3745} {G302} the Lord{G2962} our{G2257} God{G2316} shall call{G4341} unto him.
Mark 10:13-16 : 13 And{G2532} they were bringing{G4374} unto him{G846} little children,{G3813} that{G2443} he should touch{G680} them:{G846} and{G1161} the disciples{G3101} rebuked{G2008} them.{G846} 14 But{G1161} when{G1492} Jesus{G2424} saw{G1492} it, he was moved with indignation,{G23} and{G2532} said{G2036} unto them,{G846} Suffer{G863} the little children{G3813} to{G4314} come{G2064} unto{G4314} me;{G3165} forbid{G2967} them{G846} not:{G3361} for{G1063} to such{G5108} belongeth{G2076} the kingdom{G932} of God.{G2316} 15 Verily{G281} I say{G3004} unto you,{G5213} Whosoever{G3739} shall{G1209} not{G3362} receive{G1209} the kingdom{G932} of God{G2316} as{G5613} a little child,{G3813} he shall{G1525} in no{G3364} wise{G846} enter{G1525} therein.{G1519} 16 And{G2532} he took{G1723} them{G846} in his arms,{G1723} and blessed{G2127} them,{G846} laying{G5087} his hands{G5495} upon{G1909} them.{G846}