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Ezra 8:21

And 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.

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ASV

Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

KJV

Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וָאֶקְרָ֨אva.'ek.Ra'and I proclaimedH7121 →
שָׁ֥םshamthereH8033 →
צוֹם֙tzOma fastH6685 →
עַל־'al-atH5921 →
הַנָּהָ֣רha.na.Harthe riverH5104 →
אַהֲוָ֔א'a.ha.Va'AhavaH163 →
לְהִתְעַנּ֖וֹתle.hit.'a.Notto humble ourselvesH6031 →
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430 →
לְבַקֵּ֤שׁle.va.Keshto seekH1245 →
מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙mi.Me.nufrom himH4480 →
דֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekha journeyH1870 →
יְשָׁרָ֔הye.sha.RahstraightH3477 →
לָ֥נוּLa.nufor us
וּלְטַפֵּ֖נוּu.le.ta.Pe.nuand for little one[s] ourH2945 →
וּלְכָל־u.le.khol-and for allH3605 →
רְכוּשֵֽׁנוּ׃re.khu.She.nuproperty ourH7399 →

The walk

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2 Chronicles 20:3Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.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.Psalms 121:8The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.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.Isaiah 30:21And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”Jonah 3:5And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.Leviticus 16:29This is to be a permanent statute for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you shall humble yourselves and not do any work—whether the native or the foreigner who resides among you—Leviticus 23:29If anyone does not humble himself on this day, he must be cut off from his people.Psalms 107:2–8Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemyPsalms 143:8–10Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.Proverbs 3:6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.Psalms 5:8Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.Joel 2:12–18“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.”Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.Isaiah 49:10They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.Jeremiah 10:23I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.Acts 2:39This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”Ezra 8:15Now I assembled these exiles at the canal that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And when I searched among the people and priests, I found no Levites there.

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Ezra Kneels in Prayer — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Ezra Kneels in Prayer — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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