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Judges 20:26 (100.00%)

Then all the children of Israel and all the people went up, and came to Bethel, and wept, and sat there before Yahweh, and fasted that day until evening; then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before Yahweh.

Then all the children H1121 of Israel H3478, and all the people H5971, went up H5927 (8799), and came H935 (8799) unto the house H1004 of God H430 (8677) H1008, and wept H1058 (8799), and sat H3427 (8799) there before H6440 the LORD H3068, and fasted H6684 (8799) that day H3117 until even H6153, and offered H5927 (8686) burnt offerings H5930 and peace offerings H8002 before H6440 the LORD H3068.

And all the sons of Israel go up, even all the people, and come in to Beth-El, and weep, and sit there before Jehovah, and fast on that day till the evening, and cause to ascend burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Jehovah.

1 Samuel 7:6 (100.00%)

They gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before Yahweh, and fasted on that day, and said there, “We have sinned against Yahweh.” Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.

And they gathered together H6908 (8735) to Mizpeh H4709, and drew H7579 (8799) water H4325, and poured [it] out H8210 (8799) before H6440 the LORD H3068, and fasted H6684 (8799) on that day H3117, and said H559 (8799) there, We have sinned H2398 (8804) against the LORD H3068. And Samuel H8050 judged H8199 (8799) the children H1121 of Israel H3478 in Mizpeh H4708.

And they are gathered to Mizpeh, and draw water, and pour out before Jehovah, and fast on that day, and say there, ‘We have sinned against Jehovah;’ and Samuel judgeth the sons of Israel in Mizpeh.

2 Samuel 1:12 (100.00%)

They mourned, wept, and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Yahweh,° and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

2 Samuel 1:12 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations.

And they mourned H5594 (8799), and wept H1058 (8799), and fasted H6684 (8799) until even H6153, for Saul H7586, and for Jonathan H3083 his son H1121, and for the people H5971 of the LORD H3068, and for the house H1004 of Israel H3478; because they were fallen H5307 (8804) by the sword H2719.

and they mourn, and weep, and fast till the evening, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Jehovah, and for the house of Israel, because they have fallen by the sword.

1 Samuel 31:13 (100.00%)

They took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk^§ tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

1 Samuel 31:13 or, salt cedar

And they took H3947 (8799) their bones H6106, and buried H6912 (8799) [them] under a tree H815 at Jabesh H3003, and fasted H6684 (8799) seven H7651 days H3117.

and they take their bones, and bury them under the tamarisk in Jabesh, and fast seven days.

2 Samuel 12:16 (100.00%)

David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in and lay all night on the ground.

David H1732 therefore besought H1245 (8762) God H430 for the child H5288; and David H1732 fasted H6684 (8799) H6685, and went in H935 (8804), and lay H7901 (8804) all night H3885 (8804) upon the earth H776.

and David seeketh God for the youth, and David keepeth a fast, and hath gone in and lodged, and lain on the earth.

2 Samuel 12:22 (100.00%)

He said, “While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who knows whether Yahweh will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?’

And he said H559 (8799), While the child H3206 was yet alive H2416, I fasted H6684 (8804) and wept H1058 (8799): for I said H559 (8804), Who can tell H3045 (8802) [whether] GOD H3068 will be gracious H2603 (8804) (8675) H2603 (8762) to me, that the child H3206 may live H2416?

And he saith, ‘While the lad is alive I have fasted, and weep, for I said, Who knoweth?-Jehovah doth pity me, and the lad hath lived;

2 Samuel 12:23 (100.00%)

But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”

But now he is dead H4191 (8804), wherefore should I fast H6684 (8802)? can H3201 (8799) I bring him back again H7725 (8687)? I shall go H1980 (8802) to him, but he shall not return H7725 (8799) to me.

and now, he hath died, why is this-I fast? am I able to bring him back again? I am going unto him, and he doth not turn back unto me.’

2 Samuel 12:21 (100.00%)

Then his servants said to him, “What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child was dead, you rose up and ate bread.”

Then said H559 (8799) his servants H5650 unto him, What thing H1697 [is] this that thou hast done H6213 (8804)? thou didst fast H6684 (8804) and weep H1058 (8799) for the child H3206, [while it was] alive H2416; but when the child H3206 was dead H4191 (8804), thou didst rise H6965 (8804) and eat H398 (8799) bread H3899.

And his servants say unto him, ‘What is this thing thou hast done? because of the living lad thou hast fasted and dost weep, and when the lad is dead thou hast risen and dost eat bread.’

1 Kings 21:27 (100.00%)

When Ahab heard those words, he tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his body, fasted, lay in sackcloth, and went about despondently.

And it came to pass, when Ahab H256 heard H8085 (8800) those words H1697, that he rent H7167 (8799) his clothes H899, and put H7760 (8799) sackcloth H8242 upon his flesh H1320, and fasted H6684 (8799), and lay H7901 (8799) in sackcloth H8242, and went H1980 (8762) softly H328.

And it cometh to pass, at Ahab’s hearing these words, that he rendeth his garments, and putteth sackcloth on his flesh, and fasteth, and lieth in sackcloth, and goeth gently.

1 Chronicles 10:12 (100.00%)

all the valiant men arose and took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

They arose H6965 (8799), all the valiant H2428 men H376, and took away H5375 (8799) the body H1480 of Saul H7586, and the bodies H1480 of his sons H1121, and brought H935 (8686) them to Jabesh H3003, and buried H6912 (8799) their bones H6106 under the oak H424 in Jabesh H3003, and fasted H6684 (8799) seven H7651 days H3117.

and all the men of valour rise and bear away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and bring them in to Jabesh, and bury their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fast seven days.

Nehemiah 1:4 (100.00%)

When I heard these words, I sat down and wept, and mourned several days; and I fasted and prayed before the God^§ of heaven,

Nehemiah 1:4 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).

And it came to pass, when I heard H8085 (8800) these words H1697, that I sat down H3427 (8804) and wept H1058 (8799), and mourned H56 (8691) [certain] days H3117, and fasted H6684 (8802), and prayed H6419 (8693) before H6440 the God H430 of heaven H8064,

And it cometh to pass, at my hearing these words, I have sat down, and I weep and mourn for days, and I am fasting and praying before the God of the heavens.

Ezra 8:23 (100.00%)

So we fasted and begged our God for this, and he granted our request.

So we fasted H6684 (8799) and besought H1245 (8762) our God H430 for this: and he was intreated H6279 (8735) of us.

And we fast, and seek from our God for this, and He is entreated of us.

Esther 4:16 (100.00%)

“Go, gather together all the Jews who are present in Susa, and fast for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day. I and my maidens will also fast the same way. Then I will go in to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish.”

Go H3212 (8798), gather together H3664 (8798) all the Jews H3064 that are present H4672 (8737) in Shushan H7800, and fast H6684 (8798) ye for me, and neither eat H398 (8799) nor drink H8354 (8799) three H7969 days H3117, night H3915 or day H3117: I also and my maidens H5291 will fast H6684 (8799) likewise; and so H3651 will I go H935 (8799) in unto the king H4428, which [is] not according to the law H1881: and if I perish H6 (8804), I perish H6 (8804).

‘Go, gather all the Jews who are found in Shushan, and fast for me, and do not eat nor drink three days, by night and by day; also I and my young women do fast likewise, and so I go in unto the king, that is not according to law, and when I have perished-I have perished.’

Isaiah 58:4 (100.00%)

Behold, you fast for strife and contention, and to strike with the fist of wickedness. You don’t fast today so as to make your voice to be heard on high.

Behold, ye fast H6684 (8799) for strife H7379 and debate H4683, and to smite H5221 (8687) with the fist H106 of wickedness H7562: ye shall not fast H6684 (8799) as [ye do this] day H3117, to make your voice H6963 to be heard H8085 (8687) on high H4791.

Lo, for strife and debate ye fast, And to smite with the fist of wickedness, Ye fast not as to-day, To sound in the high place your voice.

Isaiah 58:3 (100.00%)

‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and you don’t see? Why have we afflicted our soul, and you don’t notice?’ “Behold, in the day of your fast you find pleasure, and oppress all your laborers.

Wherefore have we fasted H6684 (8804), [say they], and thou seest H7200 (8804) not? [wherefore] have we afflicted H6031 (8765) our soul H5315, and thou takest no knowledge H3045 (8799)? Behold, in the day H3117 of your fast H6685 ye find H4672 (8799) pleasure H2656, and exact H5065 (8799) all your labours H6092.

‘Why have we fasted, and Thou hast not seen? We have afflicted our soul, and Thou knowest not.’ Lo, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, And all your labours ye exact.

Jeremiah 14:12 (100.00%)

When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and meal offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.”

When they fast H6684 (8799), I will not hear H8085 (8802) their cry H7440; and when they offer H5927 (8686) burnt offering H5930 and an oblation H4503, I will not accept H7521 (8802) them: but I will consume H3615 (8764) them by the sword H2719, and by the famine H7458, and by the pestilence H1698.

When they fast, I hearken not unto their cry, And when they cause to ascend burnt-offering and present, I accept them not, For by sword, and by famine, And by pestilence, I am consuming them.

Zechariah 7:5 (100.00%)

“Speak to all the people of the land and to the priests, saying, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh month for these seventy years, did you at all fast to me, really to me?

Speak H559 (8798) unto all the people H5971 of the land H776, and to the priests H3548, saying H559 (8800), When ye fasted H6684 (8804) and mourned H5594 (8800) in the fifth H2549 and seventh H7637 [month], even those seventy H7657 years H8141, did ye at all H6684 (8800) fast H6684 (8804) unto me, [even] to me?

‘Speak unto all the people of the land, and unto the priests, saying:

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.