21 There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.
22 I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, “The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him.”
Numbers 30:13 - Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow she makes or any sworn pledge to deny herself. Click to read the verse Numbers 30:13 Click to read the verse Numbers 30:13
Acts 2:39 - The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our ... Click to read the verse Acts 2:39 Click to read the verse Acts 2:39
Psalms 121:8 - the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. Click to read the verse Psalms 121:8 Click to read the verse Psalms 121:8
Isaiah 30:21 - Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “... Click to read the verse Isaiah 30:21 Click to read the verse Isaiah 30:21
Genesis 24:42 - “When I came to the spring today, I said, ‘O Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you will, pleas... Click to read the verse Genesis 24:42 Click to read the verse Genesis 24:42
Genesis 24:48 - and I bowed down and worshiped the Lord. I praised the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who ... Click to read the verse Genesis 24:48 Click to read the verse Genesis 24:48
Proverbs 3:6 - in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Click to read the verse Proverbs 3:6 Click to read the verse Proverbs 3:6
Isaiah 49:10 - They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the desert heat or the sun beat upon them. He who... Click to read the verse Isaiah 49:10 Click to read the verse Isaiah 49:10
Genesis 43:8 - Then Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy along with me and we will go at once, so th... Click to read the verse Genesis 43:8 Click to read the verse Genesis 43:8
Numbers 14:31 - As for your children that you said would be taken as plunder, I will bring them in to enjoy the... Click to read the verse Numbers 14:31 Click to read the verse Numbers 14:31
Isaiah 42:16 - I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 42:16 Click to read the verse Isaiah 42:16
Leviticus 23:27 - “The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. Hold a sacred assembly and deny y... Click to read the verse Leviticus 23:27 Click to read the verse Leviticus 23:27
Jeremiah 42:3 - Pray that the Lord your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do.” Click to read the verse Jeremiah 42:3 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 42:3
Isaiah 58:3 - ‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and y... Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:3 Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:3
Leviticus 23:29 - Anyone who does not deny himself on that day must be cut off from his people. Click to read the verse Leviticus 23:29 Click to read the verse Leviticus 23:29
Judges 20:26 - Then the Israelites, all the people, went up to Bethel, and there they sat weeping before the L... Click to read the verse Judges 20:26 Click to read the verse Judges 20:26
Leviticus 16:29 - “This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month you must deny... Click to read the verse Leviticus 16:29 Click to read the verse Leviticus 16:29
Isaiah 58:5 - Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for a man to humble himself? Is it only for ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:5 Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:5
Numbers 29:7 - Day of Atonement “‘On the tenth day of this seventh month hold a sacred assembly. You must deny... Click to read the verse Numbers 29:7 Click to read the verse Numbers 29:7
Leviticus 16:31 - It is a sabbath of rest, and you must deny yourselves; it is a lasting ordinance. Click to read the verse Leviticus 16:31 Click to read the verse Leviticus 16:31
Joel 1:14 - Declare a holy fast; call a sacred assembly. Summon the elders and all who live in the land to ... Click to read the verse Joel 1:14 Click to read the verse Joel 1:14
Jeremiah 31:8-9 - See, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the ends of the earth. A... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 31:8-9 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 31:8-9
Numbers 14:3 - Why is the Lord bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword? Our wives and childr... Click to read the verse Numbers 14:3 Click to read the verse Numbers 14:3
Joshua 9:14 - The men of Israel sampled their provisions but did not inquire of the Lord. Click to read the verse Joshua 9:14 Click to read the verse Joshua 9:14
Isaiah 35:8 - And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not journe... Click to read the verse Isaiah 35:8 Click to read the verse Isaiah 35:8
Jeremiah 50:4-5 - “In those days, at that time,” declares the Lord, “the people of Israel and the people of Judah... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 50:4-5 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 50:4-5
1 Samuel 7:6 - When they had assembled at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the Lord. On that d... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 7:6 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 7:6
Joel 2:12-18 - Rend Your Heart “Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting ... Click to read the verse Joel 2:12-18 Click to read the verse Joel 2:12-18
2 Chronicles 20:3 - Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 20:3 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 20:3
Jeremiah 10:23 - Jeremiah’s Prayer I know, O Lord, that a man’s life is not his own; it is not for man to direct... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 10:23 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 10:23
Psalms 5:8 - Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies— make straight your way before me. Click to read the verse Psalms 5:8 Click to read the verse Psalms 5:8
Daniel 9:3 - So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sac... Click to read the verse Daniel 9:3 Click to read the verse Daniel 9:3
Psalms 8:2 - From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to sile... Click to read the verse Psalms 8:2 Click to read the verse Psalms 8:2
Jonah 3:5 - The Ninevites believed God. They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the lea... Click to read the verse Jonah 3:5 Click to read the verse Jonah 3:5
Ezra 8:31 - On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem. The h... Click to read the verse Ezra 8:31 Click to read the verse Ezra 8:31
Jonah 3:7 - Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let... Click to read the verse Jonah 3:7 Click to read the verse Jonah 3:7
Ezra 8:15 - The Return to Jerusalem I assembled them at the canal that flows toward Ahava, and we camped th... Click to read the verse Ezra 8:15 Click to read the verse Ezra 8:15
Psalms 137:1 - Psalm 137 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. Click to read the verse Psalms 137:1 Click to read the verse Psalms 137:1
Psalms 107:2-8 - Let the redeemed of the Lord say this— those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, Click to read the verse Psalms 107:2-8 Click to read the verse Psalms 107:2-8
Psalms 143:8-10 - Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me t... Click to read the verse Psalms 143:8-10 Click to read the verse Psalms 143:8-10
Mark 10:13-16 - The Little Children and Jesus People were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch t... Click to read the verse Mark 10:13-16 Click to read the verse Mark 10:13-16
