Bible Cross References
I proclaimed
Judges 20:26
Then all the people of Israel went up to Bethel and mourned. They sat there in the LORD's presence and did not eat until evening. They offered fellowship sacrifices and burned some sacrifices whole---all in the presence of the LORD.
1 Samuel 7:6
So they all gathered at Mizpah. They drew some water and poured it out as an offering to the LORD and fasted that whole day. They said, "We have sinned against the LORD." (It was at Mizpah where Samuel settled disputes among the Israelites.)
2 Chronicles 20:3
Jehoshaphat was frightened and prayed to the LORD for guidance. Then he gave orders for a fast to be observed throughout the country.
Joel 1:14
Give orders for a fast; call an assembly! Gather the leaders and all the people of Judah into the Temple of the LORD your God and cry out to him!
Joel 2:12-18
12
"But even now," says the LORD, "repent sincerely and return to me with fasting and weeping and mourning.
13
Let your broken heart show your sorrow; tearing your clothes is not enough." Come back to the LORD your God. He is kind and full of mercy; he is patient and keeps his promise; he is always ready to forgive and not punish.
14
Perhaps the LORD your God will change his mind and bless you with abundant crops. Then you can offer him grain and wine.
15
Blow the trumpet on Mount Zion; give orders for a fast and call an assembly!
16
Gather the people together; prepare them for a sacred meeting; bring the old people; gather the children and the babies too. Even newly married couples must leave their homes and come.
17
The priests, serving the LORD between the altar and the entrance of the Temple, must weep and pray: "Have pity on your people, LORD. Do not let other nations despise us and mock us by saying, 'Where is your God?' "
18
Then the LORD showed concern for his land; he had mercy on his people.
Jonah 3:5
The people of Nineveh believed God's message. So they decided that everyone should fast, and all the people, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth to show that they had repented.
afflict ourselves
Leviticus 16:29
The following regulations are to be observed for all time to come. On the tenth day of the seventh month the Israelites and the foreigners living among them must fast and must not do any work.
Leviticus 16:31
That day is to be a very holy day, one on which they fast and do no work at all. These regulations are to be observed for all time to come.
Leviticus 23:29
Any who eat anything on that day will no longer be considered God's people.
Isaiah 58:3
The people ask, "Why should we fast if the LORD never notices? Why should we go without food if he pays no attention?" The LORD says to them, "The truth is that at the same time you fast, you pursue your own interests and oppress your workers.
Isaiah 58:5
When you fast, you make yourselves suffer; you bow your heads low like a blade of grass and spread out sackcloth and ashes to lie on. Is that what you call fasting? Do you think I will be pleased with that?
Jeremiah 31:8
I will bring them from the north and gather them from the ends of the earth. The blind and the lame will come with them, pregnant women and those about to give birth. They will come back a great nation.
Jeremiah 31:9
My people will return weeping, praying as I lead them back. I will guide them to streams of water, on a smooth road where they will not stumble. I am like a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my oldest son."
Jeremiah 50:4
The LORD says, "When that time comes, the people of both Israel and Judah will come weeping, looking for me, their God.
Jeremiah 50:5
They will ask the way to Zion and then go in that direction. They will make an eternal covenant with me and never break it.
to seek
Psalm 5:8
LORD, I have so many enemies! Lead me to do your will; make your way plain for me to follow.
Psalm 107:2-8
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Repeat these words in praise to the LORD, all you whom he has saved. He has rescued you from your enemies
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and has brought you back from foreign countries, from east and west, from north and south.
4
Some wandered in the trackless desert and could not find their way to a city to live in.
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They were hungry and thirsty and had given up all hope.
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Then in their trouble they called to the LORD, and he saved them from their distress.
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He led them by a straight road to a city where they could live.
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They must thank the LORD for his constant love, for the wonderful things he did for them.
Psalm 143:8-10
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Remind me each morning of your constant love, for I put my trust in you. My prayers go up to you; show me the way I should go.
9
I go to you for protection, LORD; rescue me from my enemies.
10
You are my God; teach me to do your will. Be good to me, and guide me on a safe path.
Proverbs 3:6
Remember the LORD in everything you do, and he will show you the right way.
Isaiah 30:21
If you wander off the road to the right or the left, you will hear his voice behind you saying, "Here is the road. Follow it."
Isaiah 35:8
There will be a highway there, called "The Road of Holiness." No sinner will ever travel that road; no fools will mislead those who follow it.
Isaiah 42:16
"I will lead my blind people by roads they have never traveled. I will turn their darkness into light and make rough country smooth before them. These are my promises, and I will keep them without fail.
Isaiah 49:10
they will never be hungry or thirsty. Sun and desert heat will not hurt them, for they will be led by one who loves them. He will lead them to springs of water.
Jeremiah 10:23
LORD, I know that none of us are in charge of our own destiny; none of us have control over our own life.
for our little ones
Numbers 14:3
Why is the LORD taking us into that land? We will be killed in battle, and our wives and children will be captured. Wouldn't it be better to go back to Egypt?"
Numbers 14:31
You said that your children would be captured, but I will bring them into the land that you rejected, and it will be their home.
Psalm 8:2
it is sung by children and babies. You are safe and secure from all your enemies; you stop anyone who opposes you.
Mark 10:13-16
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Some people brought children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples scolded the people.
14
When Jesus noticed this, he was angry and said to his disciples, "Let the children come to me, and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
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I assure you that whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it."
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Then he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on each of them, and blessed them.
Acts 2:39
For God's promise was made to you and your children, and to all who are far away---all whom the Lord our God calls to himself."