Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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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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Jonah 3:5
And the people of Nineveh believed in God, - and proclaimed a fast, and clothed themselves in sackcloth, from the greatest of them, even unto the least of them.
2 Chronicles 20:3
And Jehoshaphat was afraid, and set his face to seek unto Yahweh, - and proclaimed a fast for all Judah.
Ezra 8:21
Then proclaimed I there a fast, by the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, - to seek of him a smooth way, for us and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
Joel 2:15
Blow ye a horn, in Zion, - hallow a fast, call a solemn assembly:
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Joel 1:18
How do the beasts groan! Perplexed are the herds of oxen, because there is no pasture for them, - even, the flocks of sheep, are destroyed!
Romans 8:20
For, unto vanity, hath creation been made subject - not by choice, but by reason of him that made it subject, in hope
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Genesis 37:34
And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, - and mourned over his son many days.
Acts 9:9
And he was three days without seeing, and did neither eat nor drink.