Bible Cross References
gather together
2 Chronicles 20:4
From every city of Judah people hurried to Jerusalem to ask the LORD for guidance,
Nehemiah 8:1
By the seventh month the people of Israel were all settled in their towns. On the first day of that month they all assembled in Jerusalem, in the square just inside the Water Gate. They asked Ezra, the priest and scholar of the Law which the LORD had given Israel through Moses, to get the book of the Law.
Nehemiah 9:1
On the twenty-fourth day of the same month the people of Israel gathered to fast in order to show sorrow for their sins. They had already separated themselves from all foreigners. They wore sackcloth and put dust on their heads as signs of grief. Then they stood and began to confess the sins that they and their ancestors had committed.
Esther 4:16
"Go and get all the Jews in Susa together; hold a fast and pray for me. Don't eat or drink anything for three days and nights. My servant women and I will be doing the same. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. If I must die for doing it, I will die."
Joel 1:14
Give orders for a fast; call an assembly! Gather the leaders and all the people of Judah into the Temple of the LORD your God and cry out to him!
Joel 2:12-18
12
"But even now," says the LORD, "repent sincerely and return to me with fasting and weeping and mourning.
13
Let your broken heart show your sorrow; tearing your clothes is not enough." Come back to the LORD your God. He is kind and full of mercy; he is patient and keeps his promise; he is always ready to forgive and not punish.
14
Perhaps the LORD your God will change his mind and bless you with abundant crops. Then you can offer him grain and wine.
15
Blow the trumpet on Mount Zion; give orders for a fast and call an assembly!
16
Gather the people together; prepare them for a sacred meeting; bring the old people; gather the children and the babies too. Even newly married couples must leave their homes and come.
17
The priests, serving the LORD between the altar and the entrance of the Temple, must weep and pray: "Have pity on your people, LORD. Do not let other nations despise us and mock us by saying, 'Where is your God?' "
18
Then the LORD showed concern for his land; he had mercy on his people.
Matthew 18:20
For where two or three come together in my name, I am there with them."
O nation
Isaiah 1:4-6
4
You are doomed, you sinful nation, you corrupt and evil people! Your sins drag you down! You have rejected the LORD, the holy God of Israel, and have turned your backs on him.
5
Why do you keep on rebelling? Do you want to be punished even more? Israel, your head is already covered with wounds, and your heart and mind are sick.
6
From head to foot there is not a healthy spot on your body. You are covered with bruises and sores and open wounds. Your wounds have not been cleaned or bandaged. No medicine has been put on them.
Isaiah 1:10-15
10
Jerusalem, your rulers and your people are like those of Sodom and Gomorrah. Listen to what the LORD is saying to you. Pay attention to what our God is teaching you.
11
He says, "Do you think I want all these sacrifices you keep offering to me? I have had more than enough of the sheep you burn as sacrifices and of the fat of your fine animals. I am tired of the blood of bulls and sheep and goats.
12
Who asked you to bring me all this when you come to worship me? Who asked you to do all this tramping around in my Temple?
13
It's useless to bring your offerings. I am disgusted with the smell of the incense you burn. I cannot stand your New Moon Festivals, your Sabbaths, and your religious gatherings; they are all corrupted by your sins.
14
I hate your New Moon Festivals and holy days; they are a burden that I am tired of bearing.
15
"When you lift your hands in prayer, I will not look at you. No matter how much you pray, I will not listen, for your hands are covered with blood.
Jeremiah 12:7-9
7
The LORD says, "I have abandoned Israel; I have rejected my chosen nation. I have given the people I love into the power of their enemies.
8
My chosen people have turned against me; like a lion in the forest they have roared at me, and so I hate them.
9
My chosen people are like a bird attacked from all sides by hawks. Call the wild animals to come and join in the feast!
Zechariah 11:8
I lost patience with three other shepherds, who hated me, and I got rid of them all in a single month.
desired
Isaiah 26:8
We follow your will and put our hope in you; you are all that we desire.
Isaiah 26:9
At night I long for you with all my heart; when you judge the earth and its people, they will all learn what justice is.