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:
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Bible References
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Jonah 3:5
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
Jehoshaphat was frightened and decided to ask for Jehovah's help. He announced a fast throughout Judah.
Ezra 8:21
Then I gave orders for a time of going without food, there by the Ahava River, so that we might make ourselves low before our God in prayer, requesting from him a safe journey for us and for our little ones and for all our substance.
Joel 2:15
Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast and call a solemn assembly.
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Joel 1:18
How the beasts groan! The herds of cattle wander about because they have no pasture. The flocks of sheep suffer.
Romans 8:20
For the creation was subject to corruption, not by it's own will but by reason of the one who subjected it on the basis of hope.
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Genesis 37:34
Jacob tore his clothes in sorrow and put on sackcloth. He mourned for his son a long time.
Acts 9:9
He went for three days without sight. He did not eat or drink.