Jonah 3:7

Then he had this proclamation published throughout Nineveh: "By decree of the king and his nobles:

2 Chronicles 20:3

In mounting fear, Jehoshaphat devoted himself to seek the LORD. He proclaimed a period of fasting throughout all of the territory of Judah,

Ezra 8:21

Then I called for a fast there at the Ahava River so we could humble ourselves before our God and seek from him an appropriate way for us and our little ones to live, and how we should guard our personal wealth,

Joel 1:18

Oh, how the livestock groan! The herds of cattle wander about because they have no pasture. Even flocks of sheep suffer!

Jonah 3:5

The people of Nineveh believed God. They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least important.

Joel 2:15-16

"Sound the ram's horn in Zion! Dedicate a fast and call for a solemn assembly!

Romans 8:20-22

because the creation has become subject to futility, though not by anything it did. The one who subjected it did so in the certainty

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Summary

And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:

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Caused

Jonah 3:5
The people of Nineveh believed God. They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least important.
2 Chronicles 20:3
In mounting fear, Jehoshaphat devoted himself to seek the LORD. He proclaimed a period of fasting throughout all of the territory of Judah,
Ezra 8:21
Then I called for a fast there at the Ahava River so we could humble ourselves before our God and seek from him an appropriate way for us and our little ones to live, and how we should guard our personal wealth,
Joel 2:15
"Sound the ram's horn in Zion! Dedicate a fast and call for a solemn assembly!

Herd

Joel 1:18
Oh, how the livestock groan! The herds of cattle wander about because they have no pasture. Even flocks of sheep suffer!
Romans 8:20
because the creation has become subject to futility, though not by anything it did. The one who subjected it did so in the certainty

General references

Genesis 37:34
So Jacob tore his clothes, dressed himself in sackcloth, and then mourned many days for his son.
Acts 9:9
For three days he couldn't see, and he didn't eat or drink anything.

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