Ezra 8:21 Cross References

Ezra 8:21

21: And there by the Ahava Canal, I gave orders for all of us to fast and humble ourselves before our God. We prayed that he would give us a safe journey and protect us, our children, and our goods as we traveled.

2 Chronicles 20:3

  1. Jehoshaphat was alarmed by this news and sought the LORD for guidance. He also gave orders that everyone throughout Judah should observe a fast.

1 Samuel 7:6

  1. So they gathered there and, in a great ceremony, drew water from a well and poured it out before the LORD. They also went without food all day and confessed that they had sinned against the LORD. So it was at Mizpah that Samuel became Israel's judge.

Joel 1:14

  1. Announce a time of fasting; call the people together for a solemn meeting. Bring the leaders and all the people into the Temple of the LORD your God, and cry out to him there.

Leviticus 23:29

  1. Anyone who does not spend that day in humility will be cut off from the community.

Psalms 143:8

  1. Let me hear of your unfailing love to me in the morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I have come to you in prayer.
  2. Save me from my enemies, LORD; I run to you to hide me.
  3. Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing.

Leviticus 16:29

  1. "On the appointed day in early autumn, you must spend the day fasting and not do any work. This is a permanent law for you, and it applies to those who are Israelites by birth, as well as to the foreigners living among you.

Isaiah 30:21

  1. and you will hear a voice say, "This is the way; turn around and walk here."

Psalms 107:2

  1. Has the LORD redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has saved you from your enemies.
  2. For he has gathered the exiles from many lands, from east and west, from north and south.
  3. Some wandered in the desert, lost and homeless.
  4. Hungry and thirsty, they nearly died.
  5. "LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress.

Ezra 8:15

  1. I assembled the exiles at the Ahava Canal, and we camped there for three days while I went over the lists of the people and the priests who had arrived. I found that not one Levite had volunteered to come along.

Psalms 5:8

  1. Lead me in the right path, O LORD, or my enemies will conquer me. Tell me clearly what to do, and show me which way to turn.

Numbers 14:3

  1. "Why is the LORD taking us to this country only to have us die in battle? Our wives and little ones will be carried off as slaves! Let's get out of here and return to Egypt!"

Leviticus 16:31

  1. It will be a Sabbath day of total rest, and you will spend the day in fasting. This is a permanent law for you.

Numbers 14:31

  1. " `You said your children would be taken captive. Well, I will bring them safely into the land, and they will enjoy what you have despised.

Isaiah 58:3

  1. `We have fasted before you!' they say. `Why aren't you impressed? We have done much penance, and you don't even notice it!'"I will tell you why! It's because you are living for yourselves even while you are fasting. You keep right on oppressing your workers.

Proverbs 3:6

  1. Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths.

Jeremiah 31:8

  1. For I will bring them from the north and from the distant corners of the earth. I will not forget the blind and lame, the expectant mothers and women about to give birth. A great company will return!
  2. Tears of joy will stream down their faces, and I will lead them home with great care. They will walk beside quiet streams and not stumble. For I am Israel's father, and Ephraim is my oldest child.

Isaiah 49:10

  1. They will neither hunger nor thirst. The searing sun and scorching desert winds will not reach them anymore. For the LORD in his mercy will lead them beside cool waters.

Ezra 8:31

  1. We broke camp at the Ahava Canal on April 19 and started off to Jerusalem. And the gracious hand of our God protected us and saved us from enemies and bandits along the way.

Isaiah 35:8

  1. And a main road will go through that once deserted land. It will be named the Highway of Holiness. Evil-hearted people will never travel on it. It will be only for those who walk in God's ways; fools will never walk there.

Jeremiah 50:4

  1. "Then the people of Israel and Judah will join together," says the LORD, "weeping and seeking the LORD their God.
  2. They will ask the way to Jerusalem and will start back home again. They will bind themselves to the LORD with an eternal covenant that will never again be broken.

Acts 2:39

  1. This promise is to you and to your children, and even to the Gentiles--all who have been called by the Lord our God."

Isaiah 42:16

  1. I will lead blind Israel down a new path, guiding them along an unfamiliar way. I will make the darkness bright before them and smooth out the road ahead of them. Yes, I will indeed do these things; I will not forsake them.

Isaiah 58:5

  1. You humble yourselves by going through the motions of penance, bowing your heads like a blade of grass in the wind. You dress in sackcloth and cover yourselves with ashes. Is this what you call fasting? Do you really think this will please the LORD?

Mark 10:13

  1. One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could touch them and bless them, but the disciples told them not to bother him.
  2. But when Jesus saw what was happening, he was very displeased with his disciples. He said to them, "Let the children come to me. Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
  3. I assure you, anyone who doesn't have their kind of faith will never get into the Kingdom of God."
  4. Then he took the children into his arms and placed his hands on their heads and blessed them.

Jeremiah 10:23

  1. I know, LORD, that a person's life is not his own. No one is able to plan his own course.

Psalms 8:2

  1. You have taught children and nursing infants to give you praise. They silence your enemies who were seeking revenge.

Joel 2:12

  1. That is why the LORD says, "Turn to me now, while there is time! Give me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning.
  2. Don't tear your clothing in your grief; instead, tear your hearts." Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful. He is not easily angered. He is filled with kindness and is eager not to punish you.
  3. Who knows? Perhaps even yet he will give you a reprieve, sending you a blessing instead of this terrible curse. Perhaps he will give you so much that you will be able to offer grain and wine to the LORD your God as before!
  4. Blow the trumpet in Jerusalem! Announce a time of fasting; call the people together for a solemn meeting.
  5. Bring everyone--the elders, the children, and even the babies. Call the bridegroom from his quarters and the bride from her private room.

Jonah 3:5

  1. The people of Nineveh believed God's message, and from the greatest to the least, they decided to go without food and wear sackcloth to show their sorrow.

Judges 20:26

  1. Then all the Israelites went up to Bethel and wept in the presence of the LORD and fasted until evening. They also brought burnt offerings and peace offerings to the LORD.
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