Leviticus 23:32
That day will be a day of complete rest for all of you, and on that day you must ◄fast/abstain from eating food► to show that you are sorry for having sinned. That day of rest and ◄fasting/abstaining from eating food► will begin on the evening before the day in which you ask me to forgive you for your sins, and it will end on the evening of the following day.”
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
In Context
33Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
Cross References
Leviticus 16:31That will be a day for you to rest and not do any work, like the Sabbath days, and you must ◄fast/abstain from eating food► all that day. That is a permanent command/law for you all to obey.
Psalms 35:13When they were ill, I showed that I was sad. I did not eat any food, and I bowed my head as I prayed for them.
Psalms 69:10When I have humbled myself and ◄fasted/abstained from eating food► to show my sadness about the disgraceful things that they have done to your temple, they just insult me.
Isaiah 57:15Because this is what I, Yahweh, who am holy and greatly honored and who live forever, say: I live in the highest heaven, where everything is holy, but I also am with those who are humble and who are sorry for the sinful things that they have done. I will greatly encourage [DOU] those who have repented.
Isaiah 58:3They say, ‘We have ◄fasted/abstained from eating food► to please you, but you did not [RHQ] notice our doing that. We humbled ourselves, but you did not [RHQ] pay any attention!’ I will tell you why I did not pay attention. It is because when you fast, you do it only to please yourselves, and you act cruelly toward all your workers.
Matthew 5:4God is pleased with people who mourn because they have sinned; they will be encouraged {he will encourage them.}
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 23:24-33
23 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 24 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. 25 Ye shall do no servile work therein : but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord . 26 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 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… Read the whole commentary →