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Verse 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}.

Referenced Verses

Mal 3:14 : 14 Ye have said{H559}{(H8804)}, It is vain{H7723} to serve{H5647}{(H8800)} God{H430}: and what profit{H1215} is it that we have kept{H8104}{(H8804)} his ordinance{H4931}, and that we have walked{H1980}{(H8804)} mournfully{H6941} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}?
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:
Neh 5:7 : 7 Then I consulted{H4427}{(H8735)} with myself{H3820}, and I rebuked{H7378}{(H8799)} the nobles{H2715}, and the rulers{H5461}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, Ye exact{H5378}{(H8801)}{(H8678)}{H5383}{(H8802)}{(H8675)}{H5375}{(H8802)} usury{H4855}, every one{H376} of his brother{H251}. And I set{H5414}{(H8799)} a great{H1419} assembly{H6952} against them.
Zech 7:5-7 : 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? 6 And when ye did eat{H398}{(H8799)}, and when ye did drink{H8354}{(H8799)}, did not ye eat{H398}{(H8802)} for yourselves, and drink{H8354}{(H8802)} for yourselves? 7 Should ye not hear the words{H1697} which the LORD{H3068} hath cried{H7121}{(H8804)} by{H3027} the former{H7223} prophets{H5030}, when Jerusalem{H3389} was inhabited{H3427}{(H8802)} and in prosperity{H7961}, and the cities{H5892} thereof round about her{H5439}, when men inhabited{H3427}{(H8802)} the south{H5045} and the plain{H8219}?
Luke 18:9-9 : 9 And{G1161} he spake{G2036}{(G5627)}{G2532} this{G5026} parable{G3850} unto{G4314} certain{G5100} which{G3588} trusted{G3982}{(G5756)} in{G1909} themselves{G1438} that{G3754} they were{G1526}{(G5748)} righteous{G1342}, and{G2532} despised{G1848}{(G5723)} others{G3062}: 10 Two{G1417} men{G444} went up{G305}{(G5627)} into{G1519} the temple{G2411} to pray{G4336}{(G5664)}; the one{G1520} a Pharisee{G5330}, and{G2532} the other{G2087} a publican{G5057}. 11 The Pharisee{G5330} stood{G2476}{(G5685)} and prayed{G4336}{(G5711)} thus{G5023} with{G4314} himself{G1438}, God{G2316}, I thank{G2168}{(G5719)} thee{G4671}, that{G3754} I am{G1510}{(G5748)} not{G3756} as{G5618} other{G3062} men{G444} are, extortioners{G727}, unjust{G94}, adulterers{G3432}, or{G2228} even{G2532} as{G5613} this{G3778} publican{G5057}. 12 I fast{G3522}{(G5719)} twice{G1364} in the week{G4521}, I give tithes{G586}{(G5719)} of all{G3956} that{G3745} I possess{G2932}{(G5736)}.
Exod 2:23-24 : 23 And it came to pass in process{H1992}{H7227} of time{H3117}, that the king{H4428} of Egypt{H4714} died{H4191}{(H8799)}: and the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} sighed{H584}{(H8735)} by reason of{H4480} the bondage{H5656}, and they cried{H2199}{(H8799)}, and their cry{H7775} came up{H5927}{(H8799)} unto God{H430} by reason of the bondage{H5656}. 24 And God{H430} heard{H8085}{(H8799)} their groaning{H5009}, and God{H430} remembered{H2142}{(H8799)} his covenant{H1285} with Abraham{H85}, with Isaac{H3327}, and with Jacob{H3290}.
Ps 69:10 : 10 When I wept{H1058}{H8799)}, and chastened my soul{H5315} with fasting{H6685}, that was to my reproach{H2781}.
Prov 28:9 : 9 He that turneth away{H5493}{(H8688)} his ear{H241} from hearing{H8085}{(H8800)} the law{H8451}, even his prayer{H8605} shall be abomination{H8441}.
Isa 22:13 : 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)}.
Isa 47:6 : 6 I was wroth{H7107}{(H8804)} with my people{H5971}, I have polluted{H2490}{(H8765)} mine inheritance{H5159}, and given{H5414}{(H8799)} them into thine hand{H3027}: thou didst shew{H7760}{(H8804)} them no mercy{H7356}; upon the ancient{H2205} hast thou very{H3966} heavily{H3513}{(H8689)} laid thy yoke{H5923}.
Jer 34:9-9 : 9 That every man{H376} should let his manservant{H5650}, and every man{H376} his maidservant{H8198}, being an Hebrew{H5680} or an Hebrewess{H5680}, go{H7971}{(H8763)} free{H2670}; that none should serve{H5647}{(H8800)} himself of them, to wit, of a Jew{H3064} his brother{H251}. 10 Now when all the princes{H8269}, and all the people{H5971}, which had entered{H935}{(H8804)} into the covenant{H1285}, heard{H8085}{(H8799)} that every one{H376} should let his manservant{H5650}, and every one{H376} his maidservant{H8198}, go{H7971}{(H8763)} free{H2670}, that none should serve{H5647}{(H8800)} themselves of them any more, then they obeyed{H8085}{(H8799)}, and let them go{H7971}{(H8762)}. 11 But afterward{H310} they turned{H7725}{(H8799)}, and caused the servants{H5650} and the handmaids{H8198}, whom they had let go{H7971}{(H8765)} free{H2670}, to return{H7725}{(H8686)}, and brought them into subjection{H3533}{(H8799)}{(H8675)}{H3533}{(H8686)} for servants{H5650} and for handmaids{H8198}. 12 Therefore the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068} came to Jeremiah{H3414} from the LORD{H3068}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, 13 Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}, the God{H430} of Israel{H3478}; I made{H3772}{(H8804)} a covenant{H1285} with your fathers{H1} in the day{H3117} that I brought them forth{H3318}{(H8687)} out of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}, out of the house{H1004} of bondmen{H5650}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, 14 At the end{H7093} of seven{H7651} years{H8141} let ye go{H7971}{(H8762)} every man{H376} his brother{H251} an Hebrew{H5680}, which hath been sold{H4376}{(H8735)} unto thee; and when he hath served{H5647}{(H8804)} thee six{H8337} years{H8141}, thou shalt let him go{H7971}{(H8765)} free{H2670} from thee: but your fathers{H1} hearkened{H8085}{(H8804)} not unto me, neither inclined{H5186}{(H8689)} their ear{H241}. 15 And ye were now{H3117} turned{H7725}{(H8799)}, and had done{H6213}{(H8799)} right{H3477} in my sight{H5869}, in proclaiming{H7121}{(H8800)} liberty{H1865} every man{H376} to his neighbour{H7453}; and ye had made{H3772}{(H8799)} a covenant{H1285} before{H6440} me in the house{H1004} which is called{H7121}{(H8738)} by my name{H8034}: 16 But ye turned{H7725}{(H8799)} and polluted{H2490}{(H8762)} my name{H8034}, and caused every man{H376} his servant{H5650}, and every man{H376} his handmaid{H8198}, whom ye had set{H7971}{(H8765)} at liberty{H2670} at their pleasure{H5315}, to return{H7725}{(H8686)}, and brought them into subjection{H3533}{(H8799)}, to be unto you for servants{H5650} and for handmaids{H8198}. 17 Therefore thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; Ye have not hearkened{H8085}{(H8804)} unto me, in proclaiming{H7121}{(H8800)} liberty{H1865}, every one{H376} to his brother{H251}, and every man{H376} to his neighbour{H7453}: behold, I proclaim{H7121}{(H8802)} a liberty{H1865} for you, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, to the sword{H2719}, to the pestilence{H1698}, and to the famine{H7458}; and I will make{H5414}{(H8804)} you to be removed{H2189}{(H8675)}{H2113} into all the kingdoms{H4467} of the earth{H776}.
Dan 10:2-3 : 2 In those days{H3117} I Daniel{H1840} was mourning{H56}{(H8693)} three{H7969} full{H3117} weeks{H7620}. 3 I ate{H398}{(H8804)} no pleasant{H2532} bread{H3899}, neither came{H935}{(H8804)} flesh{H1320} nor wine{H3196} in my mouth{H6310}, neither did I anoint{H5480}{(H8804)} myself at all{H5480}{(H8800)}, till three{H7969} whole{H3117} weeks{H7620} were fulfilled{H4390}{(H8800)}.
Jonah 3:6-8 : 6 For word{H1697} came{H5060}{(H8799)} unto the king{H4428} of Nineveh{H5210}, and he arose{H6965}{(H8799)} from his throne{H3678}, and he laid{H5674}{(H8686)} his robe{H155} from him, and covered{H3680}{(H8762)} him with sackcloth{H8242}, and sat{H3427}{(H8799)} in ashes{H665}. 7 And he caused it to be proclaimed{H2199}{(H8686)} and published{H559}{(H8799)} through Nineveh{H5210} by the decree{H2940} of the king{H4428} and his nobles{H1419}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Let neither man{H120} nor beast{H929}, herd{H1241} nor flock{H6629}, taste{H2938}{(H8799)} any thing{H3972}: let them not feed{H7462}{(H8799)}, nor drink{H8354}{(H8799)} water{H4325}: 8 But let man{H120} and beast{H929} be covered{H3680}{(H8691)} with sackcloth{H8242}, and cry{H7121}{(H8799)} mightily{H2394} unto God{H430}: yea, let them turn{H7725}{(H8799)} every one{H376} from his evil{H7451} way{H1870}, and from the violence{H2555} that is in their hands{H3709}.
Mic 3:9-9 : 9 Hear{H8085}{(H8798)} this, I pray you, ye heads{H7218} of the house{H1004} of Jacob{H3290}, and princes{H7101} of the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}, that abhor{H8581}{(H8764)} judgment{H4941}, and pervert{H6140}{(H8762)} all equity{H3477}. 10 They build up{H1129}{(H8802)} Zion{H6726} with blood{H1818}, and Jerusalem{H3389} with iniquity{H5766}. 11 The heads{H7218} thereof judge{H8199}{(H8799)} for reward{H7810}, and the priests{H3548} thereof teach{H3384}{(H8686)} for hire{H4242}, and the prophets{H5030} thereof divine{H7080}{(H8799)} for money{H3701}: yet will they lean{H8172}{(H8735)} upon the LORD{H3068}, and say{H559}{(H8800)}, Is not the LORD{H3068} among{H7130} us? none evil{H7451} can come{H935}{(H8799)} upon us.
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}.
Lev 23:27 : 27 Also{H389} on the tenth{H6218} day of this seventh{H7637} month{H2320} there shall be a day{H3117} of atonement{H3725}: it shall be an holy{H6944} convocation{H4744} unto you; and ye shall afflict{H6031}{(H8765)} your souls{H5315}, and offer{H7126}{(H8689)} an offering made by fire{H801} unto the LORD{H3068}.
Num 23:4 : 4 And God{H430} met{H7136}{(H8735)} Balaam{H1109}: and he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, I have prepared{H6186}{(H8804)} seven{H7651} altars{H4196}, and I have offered{H5927}{(H8686)} upon every altar{H4196} a bullock{H6499} and a ram{H352}.
Matt 18:28-35 : 28 But{G1161} the same{G1565} servant{G1401} went out{G1831}{(G5631)}, and found{G2147}{(G5627)} one{G1520} of his{G846} fellowservants{G4889}, which{G3739} owed{G3784}{(G5707)} him{G846} an hundred{G1540} pence{G1220}: and{G2532} he laid hands{G2902}{(G5660)} on him{G846}, and took him by the throat{G4155}{(G5707)}, saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, Pay{G591}{(G5628)} me{G3427} that{G3748} thou owest{G3784}{(G5719)}. 29 And{G3767} his{G846} fellowservant{G4889} fell down{G4098}{(G5631)} at{G1519} his{G846} feet{G4228}, and besought{G3870}{(G5707)} him{G846}, saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, Have patience{G3114}{(G5657)} with{G1909} me{G1698}, and{G2532} I will pay{G591}{(G5692)} thee{G4671} all{G3956}. 30 And{G1161} he would{G2309}{(G5707)} not{G3756}: but{G235} went{G565}{(G5631)} and cast{G906}{(G5627)} him{G846} into{G1519} prison{G5438}, till{G2193}{G3739} he should pay{G591}{(G5632)} the debt{G3784}{(G5746)}. 31 So{G1161} when his{G846} fellowservants{G4889} saw{G1492}{(G5631)} what was done{G1096}{(G5637)}, they were very{G4970} sorry{G3076}{(G5681)}, and{G2532} came{G2064}{(G5631)} and told{G1285}{(G5656)} unto their{G846} lord{G2962} all{G3956} that was done{G1096}{(G5637)}. 32 Then{G5119} his{G846} lord{G2962}, after that he had called{G4341}{(G5666)} him{G846}, said{G3004}{(G5719)} unto him{G846}, O thou wicked{G4190} servant{G1401}, I forgave{G863}{(G5656)} thee{G4671} all{G3956} that{G1565} debt{G3782}, because{G1893} thou desiredst{G3870}{(G5656)} me{G3165}: 33 Shouldest{G1163}{(G5713)} not{G3756} thou{G4571} also{G2532} have had compassion{G1653}{(G5658)} on thy{G4675} fellowservant{G4889}, even{G2532} as{G5613} I{G1473} had pity{G1653}{(G5656)} on thee{G4571}? 34 And{G2532} his{G846} lord{G2962} was wroth{G3710}{(G5685)}, and delivered{G3860}{(G5656)} him{G846} to the tormentors{G930}, till{G2193}{G3739} he should pay{G591}{(G5632)} all{G3956} that was due{G3784}{(G5746)} unto him{G846}. 35 So{G3779} likewise shall my{G3450} heavenly{G2032} Father{G3962} do{G4160}{(G5692)} also{G2532} unto you{G5213}, if{G3362} ye from{G575} your{G5216} hearts{G2588} forgive{G863}{(G5632)} not{G3362} every one{G1538} his{G846} brother{G80} their{G846} trespasses{G3900}.
Matt 20:11-12 : 11 And{G1161} when they had received{G2983}{(G5631)} it, they murmured{G1111}{(G5707)} against{G2596} the goodman of the house{G3617}, 12 {G3754} Saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, These{G3778} last{G2078} have wrought{G4160}{(G5656)} but one{G3391} hour{G5610}, and{G2532} thou hast made{G4160}{(G5656)} them{G846} equal{G2470} unto us{G2254}, which{G3588} have borne{G941}{(G5660)} the burden{G922} and{G2532} heat{G2742} of the day{G2250}.
Luke 15:29 : 29 And{G1161} he answering{G611}{(G5679)} said{G2036}{(G5627)} to his father{G3962}, Lo{G2400}{(G5628)}, these many{G5118} years{G2094} do I serve{G1398}{(G5719)} thee{G4671}, neither{G3763} transgressed I{G3928}{(G5627)} at any time{G3763} thy{G4675} commandment{G1785}: and{G2532} yet{G2532} thou{G1325} never{G3763} gavest{G1325}{(G5656)} me{G1698} a kid{G2056}, that{G2443} I might make merry{G2165}{(G5686)} with{G3326} my{G3450} friends{G5384}: