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?
7 Are these not the words the Lord proclaimed through the earlier prophets when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were at rest and prosperous, and the Negev and the western foothills were settled?’”
1 Corinthians 10:31 - So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:31 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:31
Matthew 6:5 - Prayer “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the... Click to read the verse Matthew 6:5 Click to read the verse Matthew 6:5
Matthew 23:5 - “Everything they do is done for men to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels o... Click to read the verse Matthew 23:5 Click to read the verse Matthew 23:5
Zechariah 7:3 - by asking the priests of the house of the Lord Almighty and the prophets, “Should I mourn and f... Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:3 Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:3
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
Hosea 7:14 - They do not cry out to me from their hearts but wail upon their beds. They gather together for ... Click to read the verse Hosea 7:14 Click to read the verse Hosea 7:14
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
Daniel 9:2 - in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the wor... Click to read the verse Daniel 9:2 Click to read the verse Daniel 9:2
Jeremiah 25:11 - This whole country will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of B... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 25:11 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 25:11
Colossians 3:23 - Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, Click to read the verse Colossians 3:23 Click to read the verse Colossians 3:23
Amos 5:25 - “Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the desert, O house of Israel? Click to read the verse Amos 5:25 Click to read the verse Amos 5:25
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
2 Kings 25:23 - When all the army officers and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah ... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 25:23 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 25:23
Jeremiah 29:10 - This is what the Lord says: “When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you a... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 29:10 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 29:10
Matthew 6:1 - Giving to the Needy “Be careful not to do your ‘acts of righteousness’ before men, to be seen b... Click to read the verse Matthew 6:1 Click to read the verse Matthew 6:1
Zechariah 7:6 - And when you were eating and drinking, were you not just feasting for yourselves? Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:6 Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:6
Matthew 6:16 - Fasting “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces... Click to read the verse Matthew 6:16 Click to read the verse Matthew 6:16
Matthew 6:2 - “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the s... Click to read the verse Matthew 6:2 Click to read the verse Matthew 6:2
2 Kings 25:25 - In the seventh month, however, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was of royal ... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 25:25 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 25:25
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 1:3 - and through the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, down to the fifth month of the ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 1:3 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 1:3
Zechariah 1:12 - Then the angel of the Lord said, “Lord Almighty, how long will you withhold mercy from Jerusale... Click to read the verse Zechariah 1:12 Click to read the verse Zechariah 1:12
Romans 14:17-18 - For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and ... Click to read the verse Romans 14:17-18 Click to read the verse Romans 14:17-18
2 Corinthians 5:15 - And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who d... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:15 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:15
Jeremiah 12:11 - It will be made a wasteland, parched and desolate before me; the whole land will be laid waste ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 12:11 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 12:11
Jeremiah 41:1-4 - In the seventh month Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was of royal blood and ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 41:1-4 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 41:1-4
Isaiah 58:4-6 - Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife, and in striking each other with wicked fists. You c... Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:4-6 Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:4-6
Isaiah 1:11-12 - “The multitude of your sacrifices— what are they to me?” says the Lord. “I have more than enoug... Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:11-12 Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:11-12
Romans 14:6-9 - He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. He who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for... Click to read the verse Romans 14:6-9 Click to read the verse Romans 14:6-9
Matthew 5:16-18 - In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise ... Click to read the verse Matthew 5:16-18 Click to read the verse Matthew 5:16-18
