Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD,
Sanctify
The elders
Cry
Bible References
Sanctify
Joel 2:15 Blow the horn in Zion!
Announce a sacred fast;
proclaim an assembly.
Announce a sacred fast;
proclaim an assembly.
2 Chronicles 20:3
Jehoshaphat was afraid, and he resolved to seek the Lord. Then he proclaimed a fast for all Judah,
The elders
Deuteronomy 29:10
“All of you are standing today before the Lord your God—your leaders, tribes, elders, officials, all the men of Israel,
2 Chronicles 20:13
All Judah was standing before the Lord with their infants, their wives, and their children.
Nehemiah 9:2
Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the guilt of their fathers.
Cry
Jonah 3:8
Furthermore, both man and beast must be covered with sackcloth, and everyone must call out earnestly to God. Each must turn from his evil ways and from the violence he is doing.