Then I proclaimed a fast there at the Ahava River so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from Him a straight way for us, our little ones, and all of our possessions.
Leviticus 16:31 - Tree of Life Version It is a Shabbat of solemn rest to you, and you are to afflict your souls. It is a statute forever. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It is a sabbath of [solemn] rest to you, and you shall afflict yourselves [by fasting with penitence and humiliation]; it is a statute forever. American Standard Version (1901) It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; it is a statute for ever. Common English Bible It will be a Sabbath of special rest for you, and you will deny yourselves. This is a permanent rule. Catholic Public Domain Version For it is a Sabbath of rest, and you shall afflict your souls as a perpetual observance. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For it is a sabbath of rest: and you shall afflict your souls by a perpetual religion. |
Then I proclaimed a fast there at the Ahava River so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from Him a straight way for us, our little ones, and all of our possessions.
Work is to be done for six days, but on the seventh day is a Shabbat of complete rest, holy to Adonai. Whoever does any work on the Shabbat will surely be put to death.
Work is to be done for six days, but the seventh day is a holy day for you, a Shabbat of complete rest to Adonai. Whoever does any work then will die.
“Why have we fasted. yet You do not see? Why have we afflicted our souls, yet You take no notice?” “Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and exploit all your laborers.
Is this the fast I have chosen? A day for one to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head like a reed, and spreading out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to Adonai?
“Then he said to me, ‘Don’t be afraid, Daniel! For from the first day that you set your heart to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. I have come because of your words.
It is to be a Shabbat of solemn rest for you, and you are to humble your souls. On the ninth day of the month in the evening—from evening until evening—you are to keep your Shabbat.”
But in the seventh year there is to be a Shabbat rest for the land—a Shabbat to Adonai. You are not to sow your field or prune your vineyard.