1 Samuel 7:6

So they gathered at Mizpah, and drew water and poured it out before the Lord, and fasted on that day and said there, “We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.

Judges 10:10

Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord [for help], saying, “We have sinned against You, because we have abandoned (rejected) our God and have served the Baals.”

Psalm 106:6


We have sinned like our fathers;
We have committed iniquity, we have behaved wickedly.

1 Samuel 1:15

But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman with a despairing spirit. I have not been drinking wine or any intoxicating drink, but I have poured out my soul before the Lord.

2 Samuel 14:14

For we will certainly die and are like water that is spilled on the ground and cannot be gathered up again. Yet God does not [simply] take away life, but devises plans so that the one who is banished is not driven away from Him.

1 Kings 8:47

if they take it to heart in the land where they have been taken captive, and they repent and pray to You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong and we have acted wickedly;’

Leviticus 26:40

‘If they confess their wickedness and the wickedness of their forefathers, in their unfaithfulness which they have committed against Me—and also in their acting with hostility toward Me—

Judges 3:10

The Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the Lord gave Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand, and he prevailed over Cushan-rishathaim.

2 Chronicles 20:3

Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set himself [determinedly, as his vital need] to seek the Lord; and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

Ezra 8:21-23

Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava, so that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our children, and all our possessions.

Ezra 9:5-10

At the evening offering I arose from my [time of] humiliation and penitence and having torn my clothing and my robe, I fell on my knees and stretched out my hands to the Lord my God,

Nehemiah 9:1-3

Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the Israelites assembled with fasting and in sackcloth and with dirt on their heads.

Nehemiah 9:27


“Therefore You handed them over to their enemies who oppressed them.
But when they cried out to You in the time of their suffering and distress,
You heard them from heaven, and according to Your great compassion You gave them people to rescue them.
Who rescued them from the hand of their enemies.

Job 16:20


“My friends are scoffers [who ridicule];
My eye pours out tears to God.

Job 33:27


“He sings out to other men,
‘I have sinned and perverted that which was right,
And it was not proper for me!

Job 40:4


“Behold, I am of little importance and contemptible; what can I reply to You?
I lay my hand on my mouth.

Job 42:6


“Therefore I retract [my words and hate myself]
And I repent in dust and ashes.”

Psalm 6:6


I am weary with my groaning;
Every night I soak my bed with tears,
I drench my couch with my weeping.

Psalm 38:3-8


There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation;
There is no health in my bones because of my sin.

Psalm 42:3


My tears have been my food day and night,
While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

Psalm 62:8


Trust [confidently] in Him at all times, O people;
Pour out your heart before Him.
God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Psalm 119:136


My eyes weep streams of water
Because people do not keep Your law.

Jeremiah 3:13-14


‘Only understand fully and acknowledge your wickedness and guilt,
That you have rebelled (transgressed) against the Lord your God
And have scattered your favors among strangers under every green tree,
And you have not obeyed My voice,’ says the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:1

Oh that my head were waters
And my eyes a fountain of tears,
That I might weep day and night
For the slain of the daughter of my people!

Jeremiah 31:19


‘After I turned away [from You], I repented;
After I was instructed, I struck my thigh [in remorse];
I was ashamed and even humiliated
Because I carried the disgrace of my youth [as a nation].’

Lamentations 2:11


My eyes fail because of tears [mourns Jeremiah],
My spirit is deeply disturbed;
My heart is poured out on the earth [in grief]
Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people [Jerusalem],
When little ones and infants faint
In the streets of the city.

Lamentations 2:18-19


Their hearts cried out to the Lord.
“O wall of the Daughter of Zion,
Let your tears run down like a river day and night;
Give yourself no relief,
Let your eyes have no rest.

Lamentations 3:49


My eyes overflow unceasingly,
Without stopping,

Ezekiel 20:4

Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? Then make them know [accurately] and understand fully the repulsive acts of their fathers;

Daniel 9:3-5

So I directed my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes.

Joel 2:12


“Even now,” says the Lord,
“Turn and come to Me with all your heart [in genuine repentance],
With fasting and weeping and mourning [until every barrier is removed and the broken fellowship is restored];

Jonah 3:1-10

Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying,

Luke 15:18

I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.

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Summary

And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.

General references

Bible References

Drew water

1 Samuel 1:15
But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman with a despairing spirit. I have not been drinking wine or any intoxicating drink, but I have poured out my soul before the Lord.
2 Samuel 14:14
For we will certainly die and are like water that is spilled on the ground and cannot be gathered up again. Yet God does not [simply] take away life, but devises plans so that the one who is banished is not driven away from Him.
Job 16:20

“My friends are scoffers [who ridicule];
My eye pours out tears to God.
Psalm 6:6

I am weary with my groaning;
Every night I soak my bed with tears,
I drench my couch with my weeping.
Psalm 42:3

My tears have been my food day and night,
While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
Psalm 119:136

My eyes weep streams of water
Because people do not keep Your law.
Jeremiah 9:1
Oh that my head were waters
And my eyes a fountain of tears,
That I might weep day and night
For the slain of the daughter of my people!
Lamentations 2:11

My eyes fail because of tears [mourns Jeremiah],
My spirit is deeply disturbed;
My heart is poured out on the earth [in grief]
Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people [Jerusalem],
When little ones and infants faint
In the streets of the city.
Lamentations 3:49

My eyes overflow unceasingly,
Without stopping,

Fasted

2 Chronicles 20:3
Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set himself [determinedly, as his vital need] to seek the Lord; and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
Ezra 8:21
Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava, so that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our children, and all our possessions.
Nehemiah 9:1
Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the Israelites assembled with fasting and in sackcloth and with dirt on their heads.
Daniel 9:3
So I directed my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes.
Joel 2:12

“Even now,” says the Lord,
“Turn and come to Me with all your heart [in genuine repentance],
With fasting and weeping and mourning [until every barrier is removed and the broken fellowship is restored];

We have sinned

Leviticus 26:40
‘If they confess their wickedness and the wickedness of their forefathers, in their unfaithfulness which they have committed against Me—and also in their acting with hostility toward Me—
Judges 10:10
Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord [for help], saying, “We have sinned against You, because we have abandoned (rejected) our God and have served the Baals.”
1 Kings 8:47
if they take it to heart in the land where they have been taken captive, and they repent and pray to You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong and we have acted wickedly;’
Ezra 9:5
At the evening offering I arose from my [time of] humiliation and penitence and having torn my clothing and my robe, I fell on my knees and stretched out my hands to the Lord my God,
Job 33:27

“He sings out to other men,
‘I have sinned and perverted that which was right,
And it was not proper for me!
Job 40:4

“Behold, I am of little importance and contemptible; what can I reply to You?
I lay my hand on my mouth.
Job 42:6

“Therefore I retract [my words and hate myself]
And I repent in dust and ashes.”
Psalm 38:3

There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation;
There is no health in my bones because of my sin.
Psalm 106:6

We have sinned like our fathers;
We have committed iniquity, we have behaved wickedly.
Jeremiah 3:13

‘Only understand fully and acknowledge your wickedness and guilt,
That you have rebelled (transgressed) against the Lord your God
And have scattered your favors among strangers under every green tree,
And you have not obeyed My voice,’ says the Lord.
Jeremiah 31:19

‘After I turned away [from You], I repented;
After I was instructed, I struck my thigh [in remorse];
I was ashamed and even humiliated
Because I carried the disgrace of my youth [as a nation].’
Luke 15:18
I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.

General references

Ecclesiastes 9:17
The words of wise men heard in quietness are better than the shouting of one who rules among fools.