3 by asking the priests of the house of the Lord Almighty and the prophets, “Should I mourn and fast in the fifth month, as I have done for so many years?”
4 Then the word of the Lord Almighty came to me:
5 “Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for the past seventy years, was it really for me that you fasted?
6 And when you were eating and drinking, were you not just feasting for yourselves?
Exodus 19:15 - Then he said to the people, “Prepare yourselves for the third day. Abstain from sexual relations.” Click to read the verse Exodus 19:15 Click to read the verse Exodus 19:15
Luke 15:29 - But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeye... Click to read the verse Luke 15:29 Click to read the verse Luke 15:29
Isaiah 22:12-13 - The Lord, the Lord Almighty, called you on that day to weep and to wail, to tear out your hair ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 22:12-13 Click to read the verse Isaiah 22:12-13
1 Corinthians 7:5 - Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yours... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 7:5 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 7:5
Zechariah 12:12-14 - The land will mourn, each clan by itself, with their wives by themselves: the clan of the house... Click to read the verse Zechariah 12:12-14 Click to read the verse Zechariah 12:12-14
Malachi 2:7 - “For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger of the Lord ... Click to read the verse Malachi 2:7 Click to read the verse Malachi 2:7
Exodus 33:4 - When the people heard these distressing words, they began to mourn and no one put on any orname... Click to read the verse Exodus 33:4 Click to read the verse Exodus 33:4
Zechariah 7:5 - “Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and ... Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:5 Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:5
Joel 2:17 - Let the priests, who minister before the Lord, weep between the temple porch and the altar. Let... Click to read the verse Joel 2:17 Click to read the verse Joel 2:17
Deuteronomy 33:10 - He teaches your precepts to Jacob and your law to Israel. He offers incense before you and whol... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 33:10 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 33:10
Haggai 2:11 - “This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Ask the priests what the law says: Click to read the verse Haggai 2:11 Click to read the verse Haggai 2:11
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
Proverbs 18:1 - An unfriendly man pursues selfish ends; he defies all sound judgment. Click to read the verse Proverbs 18:1 Click to read the verse Proverbs 18:1
James 4:8-10 - Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your he... Click to read the verse James 4:8-10 Click to read the verse James 4:8-10
Joel 2:12 - 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 Click to read the verse Joel 2:12
Hosea 4:6 - my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. “Because you have rejected knowledge, I also re... Click to read the verse Hosea 4:6 Click to read the verse Hosea 4:6
Ezekiel 44:23-24 - They are to teach my people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 44:23-24 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 44:23-24
Deuteronomy 17:9-11 - Go to the priests, who are Levites, and to the judge who is in office at that time. Inquire of ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 17:9-11 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 17:9-11
Matthew 9:15 - Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time wil... Click to read the verse Matthew 9:15 Click to read the verse Matthew 9:15
Ecclesiastes 3:4 - a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:4 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:4
Nehemiah 9:1-3 - The Israelites Confess Their Sins On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites ga... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:1-3 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:1-3
1 Samuel 21:4 - But the priest answered David, “I don’t have any ordinary bread on hand; however, there is some... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 21:4 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 21:4
Zechariah 8:19 - This is what the Lord Almighty says: “The fasts of the fourth, fifth, seventh and tenth months ... Click to read the verse Zechariah 8:19 Click to read the verse Zechariah 8:19
Jeremiah 52:12-14 - On the tenth day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 52:12-14 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 52:12-14
2 Kings 25:8-9 - On the seventh day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 25:8-9 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 25:8-9
Nehemiah 8:9-11 - Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing th... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 8:9-11 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 8:9-11
Zechariah 12:12 - The land will mourn, each clan by itself, with their wives by themselves: the clan of the house... Click to read the verse Zechariah 12:12 Click to read the verse Zechariah 12:12
