1 Samuel 7:6

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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.

Drew water

Fasted

Joel 2:12

We have sinned

General references

Ecclesiastes 9:17

Bible References

Drew water

Hannah answered, and said, "Not so, my lord. I am a woman sorrowful in mine heart, and have drunk neither wine nor any strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.

For we must needs die, and perish as water spilt on the ground which cannot be gathered up again: and God will not take away the life, but find the means that the banished be not utterly expelled from him.

My friends laugh me to scorn, but mine eye poureth out tears unto God.

I am weary of my groaning; every night wash I my bed, and water my couch with my tears.

My tears have been my meat day and night, while they daily say unto me, "Where is now thy God?"

Mine eyes gush out with water, because men keep not thy law.

O Who will give my head water enough, and a well of tears for mine eyes, that I may weep night and day for the slaughter of my people?

{Khaf} Mine eyes begin to fail me through weeping, my body is disquieted, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the great hurt of my people, seeing the children and babes did swoon in the streets of the city.

{Pe} Mine eyes run, and cannot cease, for there is no rest.

Fasted

And Jehoshaphat feared and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed fasting throughout all Judah.

And even there at the water beside Ahava, I proclaimed a fast, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and our children and all our substance.

In the four and twentieth day of this month came the children of Israel together with fasting, and sackcloth, and earth upon them,

and I turned me unto God the LORD, for to pray and make mine intercession, with fasting, sack cloth and ashes.

And now therefore saith the LORD: Turn to me with all your hearts, in fasting and lamentation.

We have sinned

And they shall confess their misdeeds and the misdeeds of their fathers; in their trespasses which they have trespassed against me, and for that also that they have walked contrary unto me.

Then the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, "We have sinned against thee: for we have forsaken our own God, and have served Baalim."

yet if they turn again unto their hearts in the land where they be in captivity, and return and pray unto thee in the land of them that hold them captive, saying, 'We have sinned and have done wickedly and have trespassed,'

And about the evening sacrifice I rose up from my heaviness, and rent my clothes and my raiment, and fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God;

Such a respect hath he unto men. Therefore let a man confess, and say, 'I offended, but he hath chastened and reformed me: I did unrighteously nevertheless he hath not recompensed me thereafter.

"Behold, I am too vile a person to answer thee, therefore will I lay my hand upon my mouth.

Wherefore I give mine own self the blame, and take repentance in the dust and ashes."

There is no health in my flesh, because of thy displeasure; neither is there any rest in my bones, by reason of my sin.

We have sinned with our fathers; we have done amiss, and dealt wickedly.

but on this condition, that thou know thy great blasphemy: Namely, that thou hast unfaithfully forsaken the LORD thy God, and hast made thyself partaker of strange gods under all green trees, but hast had no will to hear my voice, sayeth the LORD.

Yea, as soon as thou turnest me, I shall reform myself: and when I understand, I shall smite upon my thigh. For verily I have committed shameful things: O let my youth bear this reproof and confusion.'

I will arise, and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee,

General references

A wise man's counsel that is followed in silence, is far above the crying of a captain among fools.