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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Caused
Jonah 3:5
And the people of Nineveh believed in God, and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth--from the greatest of them {to the least important}.
2 Chronicles 20:3
Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set his face to seek Yahweh. And he called for a fast through all Judah.
Ezra 8:21
I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava to humble ourselves before our God in order to seek from him a safe journey for us, our children, and our possessions.
Joel 2:15
Blow [the] trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call an assembly;
Herd
Joel 1:18
How [the] beasts groan; the herds of cattle wander around because there is no pasture for them; [the] flocks of sheep are in distress.
Romans 8:20
For the creation has been subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of the one who subjected [it], in hope
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Genesis 37:34
And Jacob tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days.
Acts 9:9
And he was {unable to see} [for] three days, and he did not eat or drink.