7 Bible Verses about Fasting, Accompanied By

So we fasted, and besought our God for this; and he heard us.

and I turned me unto God the LORD, for to pray and make mine intercession, with fasting, sack cloth and ashes.

And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water and poured it out before the LORD and fasted the same day, and said there, "We have sinned against the LORD." And Samuel judged the causes of the children of Israel in Mizpeh.

In the four and twentieth day of this month came the children of Israel together with fasting, and sackcloth, and earth upon them, and separated the seed of Israel from all the strange children and stood and acknowledged their sins, and the wickedness of their fathers,

And now therefore saith the LORD: Turn to me with all your hearts, in fasting and lamentation.

And I fell before the LORD, even as at the first time - forty days and nights, and neither ate bread nor drank water - over all your sins which ye had sinned in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD and in provoking him.

In the four and twentieth day of this month came the children of Israel together with fasting, and sackcloth, and earth upon them,