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Sanctify a fast. Call a solemn assembly. Gather the elders, And all the inhabitants of the land, to the house of Yahweh, your God, And cry to Yahweh.
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Repentance is a Heart Matter
Commentators stress that to "sanctify a fast" is more than just abstaining from food. It means making the act a holy offering to God, accompanied by genuine repentance, charity, and a turning away from sin like anger and strife. The external actions are useless without the primary goal: a heartfelt, desperate "cry unto the Lord."
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Sanctify you a fast - He does not say only, “proclaim,” or “appoint a fast,” but “sanctify it.” Hallow the act of abstinence, seasoning it w…
19th Century
Anglican
A solemn assembly. —The Hebrew word strictly means a festival day, on which the people gathered together, being relieved from work…
16th Century
Protestant
Now the Prophet begins to exhort the people to repentance. Having represented them as grievously afflicted by the hand of God, he now adds that a r…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Sanctify a fast This is spoken to the priests, whose business it was to appoint a fast, as the Targum renders it; or to set apart a…
The sorrow of the people is turned into repentance and humiliation before God. With all the marks of sorrow and shame, sin must be confessed and la…
