Ezra 8:21
Ezra · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.”Ezra 8:21
What Does Ezra 8:21 Mean?
Ezra 8:21 is found in the book of Ezra, chapter 8, verse 21 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ezra 8:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Chronicles 20:3“And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.”Joel 1:14“Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD.”1 Samuel 7:6“And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.”Psalms 121:8“The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.”Isaiah 30:21“And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.”Jonah 3:5“So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.”Leviticus 16:29“And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:”Psalms 143:8“Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.”Leviticus 23:29“For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.”Psalms 107:2“Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;”Proverbs 3:6“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”Psalms 5:8“Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.”Isaiah 42:16“And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.”Joel 2:12“Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:”Leviticus 23:27“Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.”Ezra 8:15“And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.”Isaiah 49:10“They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.”Isaiah 58:3“Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.”Jeremiah 10:23“O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.”Jeremiah 31:8“Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.”
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