Deuteronomy 9:18

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then I bowed down before the Lord with my face to the ground for 40 days and 40 nights, as I did before. I did not eat any food or drink any water. I did this because you had sinned so badly. You did the thing that is evil to the Lord, and you made him angry.

Cross References

Exodus 34:28

Moses stayed there with the Lord for 40 days and 40 nights. Moses did not eat any food or drink any water. And he wrote the words of the agreement (the Ten Commandments) on the two stone tablets.

Deuteronomy 9:9

I went up the mountain to get the stone tablets. The agreement that the Lord made with you was written on those stones. I stayed on the mountain 40 days and 40 nights. I did not eat any food or drink any water.

Psalm 106:23

God wanted to destroy those people, but Moses, the leader he chose, stood in the way. God was very angry, but Moses begged him to stop, so God did not destroy the people.

2 Samuel 12:16

David prayed to God for the baby. David refused to eat or drink. He went into his house and stayed there and lay on the ground all night.

Deuteronomy 10:10

“I stayed on the mountain 40 days and 40 nights, like the first time. The Lord also listened to me at that time. He decided not to destroy you.

Exodus 34:9

“Lord, if you are pleased with me, please go with us. I know that these are stubborn people, but forgive us for the bad things we did. Accept us as your people.”

Deuteronomy 9:17

So I took the two stone tablets and threw them down. There before your eyes I broke the stones into pieces.

Deuteronomy 9:25

“So I bowed down before the Lord 40 days and 40 nights, because the Lord said he would destroy you.

1 Kings 19:8

So Elijah got up. He ate and drank and felt strong. Then Elijah walked for 40 days and nights to Mount Horeb, the mountain of God.

Ezra 10:6

Then Ezra went away from the front of God’s house. He went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. While Ezra was there, he didn’t eat food or drink water. He did that because he was still very sad. He was very sad about the Israelites who came back to Jerusalem.