There near the Ahava River, I (Ezra) announced that we all should fast. {\cf2\super [53]} We should fast to make ourselves humble before our God. We wanted to ask God for a safe trip for ourselves, our children, and for all the things we owned.
Numbers 30:13 - Easy To Read Version A married woman might promise to give something to the Lord, or she might promise to do without something, [364] or she might make some other special promise to God. The husband can stop any of those promises, and the husband can let her keep any of those promises. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Every vow and every binding oath to humble or afflict herself, her husband may establish it or her husband may annul it. American Standard Version (1901) Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void. Common English Bible Her husband may allow any solemn promise or any binding pledge of self-denial to stand or be broken. Catholic Public Domain Version But if he promptly contradicts it, she shall not be held liable to the promise. For her husband has contradicted it. And the Lord will be favorable to her. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But if forthwith he gainsay it, she shall not be bound by the promise: because her husband gainsaid it, and the Lord will be merciful to her. |
There near the Ahava River, I (Ezra) announced that we all should fast. {\cf2\super [53]} We should fast to make ourselves humble before our God. We wanted to ask God for a safe trip for ourselves, our children, and for all the things we owned.
When those people were sick,\par I was sad for them.\par I showed my sadness by not eating.\par Is this what I get for praying for them?\par
Do you think on those special days for not eating food that all I want is to see people punish their bodies? Do you think I want people to look sad? Do you think I want people to bow their heads like dead plants and wear clothes of sadness? Do you think I want people to sit in ashes to show their sadness? That is what you do on your special days for not eating food. Do you think that is what the Lord wants?
“This law will always continue for you: On the tenth {day} of the seventh month, you must not eat food. [297] You must not do any work. None of the travelers or foreigners living in your land can do any work either.
“The Day of Atonement [407] will be on the tenth day of the seventh month. There will be a holy meeting. You must not eat food [408] and you must bring an offering by fire to the Lord.
It will be a special day of rest for you. You must not eat food. [411] You will start this special day of rest on the evening following the ninth day of the month. [412] This special day of rest continues from that evening until the next evening.”
“There will be a special meeting on the tenth day of the seventh month. During that day you must not eat any food. [354] And you must not do any work.
But if her husband hears about the promise and refuses to let her keep the promise, then she does not have to do what she promised. It does not matter what she promised, her husband can break the promise. If her husband breaks the promise, then the Lord will forgive her.
How does the husband let his wife keep her promises? If he hears about the promises and does not stop them, then the woman must do exactly what she promised.
But I want you to understand this: The head (authority) of every man is Christ. And the head of a woman is the man. {\cf2\super [78]} And the head of Christ is God.
Don’t refuse to give your bodies to each other. But you might both agree to stay away \{from sex\} for a time. You might do this so that you can give your time to prayer. Then come together again. This is so that Satan (the Devil) cannot tempt you in your weakness.