Ezra 8:21

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²¹There, by the Ahava Canal,^(A) I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey^(B) for us and our children, with all our possessions.

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Isaiah 58:3

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³‘Why have we fasted,’^(A) they say,
‘and you have not seen it?
Why have we humbled^(B) ourselves,
and you have not noticed?’^(C)

“Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please^(D)
and exploit all your workers.

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Isaiah 58:5

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⁵Is this the kind of fast^(A) I have chosen,
    only a day for people to humble^(B) themselves?
Is it only for bowing one’s head like a reed^(C)
    and for lying in sackcloth and ashes?^(D)
Is that what you call a fast,
    a day acceptable to the Lord?

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Daniel 10:12

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¹²Then he continued, “Do not be afraid,^(A) Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble^(B) yourself before your God, your words^(C) were heard, and I have come in response to them.^(D)

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