Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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:
Herd
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Jonah 3:5
And the people of Nineveh believed God, and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
2 Chronicles 20:3
And Jehoshaphat was afraid, and set himself to seek for LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
Ezra 8:21
Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
Joel 2:15
Blow the trumpet in Zion. Sanctify a fast. Call a solemn assembly.
Herd
Joel 1:18
How do the beasts groan! The herds of cattle are perplexed because they have no pasture, yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
Romans 8:20
For the creation was made subject to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it in hope.
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Genesis 37:34
And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
Acts 9:9
And he was three days not seeing, and did not eat or drink.