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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Bible References
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Jonah 3:5
And the people of Nineveh believed God. And they called a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
2 Chronicles 20:3
And Jehoshaphat feared and set himself to seek Jehovah, and called for a fast throughout all Judah.
Ezra 8:21
Then I called a fast there at the river Ahava, so that we might humble ourselves before our God, in order to seek from Him a right way for us and for our little ones, and for all our goods.
Joel 2:15
Blow a trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn gathering.
Herd
Joel 1:18
How the beasts groan! The herds of cattle are troubled because they have no pasture. Yes, the flocks of sheep are destroyed.
Romans 8:20
For the creation was not willingly subjected to vanity, but because of Him who subjected it on hope
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Genesis 37:34
And Jacob tore his clothes, 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.