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2 Chronicles 20:3

Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.

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ASV

And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek unto Jehovah; and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

KJV

And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּרָ֕אvai.yi.Ra'and he was afraidH3372 →
וַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.Tenand he gaveH5414 →
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphatH3092 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
פָּנָ֖יוpa.Navface hisH6440 →
לִדְר֣וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshto seekH1875 →
לַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.weh<to> YahwehH3068 →
וַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-and he proclaimedH7121 →
צ֖וֹםTzoma fastH6685 →
עַל־'al-overH5921 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
יְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →

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Ezra 8:21And 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.Psalms 56:3When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.Daniel 9:3So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.Amos 5:4For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live!Joel 1:14Consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.Joel 2:12–18“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.”Jeremiah 36:9Now in the ninth month of the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, a fast before the LORD was proclaimed to all the people of Jerusalem and all who had come there from the cities of Judah.Jonah 3:5–9And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.Esther 4:16“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”1 Samuel 7:6When they had gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the LORD.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.2 Chronicles 19:3However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”Jonah 3:7Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink.Ezra 8:21–23And 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.Jonah 3:5And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.Psalms 56:3–4When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.Genesis 32:24–28So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.Judges 20:26Then the Israelites, all the people, went up to Bethel, where they sat weeping before the LORD. That day they fasted until evening and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings to the LORD.Matthew 10:28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

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