Jon 3:5, Zec 7:5-6, 8:19 | ESV | STEP | And the people of Nineveh believed God . They called for a fast and put on sackcloth , from the greatest of them to the least of them.

a[Matt. 12:41; Luke 11:32]

bSee 2 Chr. 20:3

cSee 2 Sam. 3:31

d[See ver. 3 above]

fSee ch. 1:12

Jonah 3:5

5 ^aAnd the people of Nineveh believed God. ^bThey called for a fast and ^cput on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.

Zechariah 7:5-6

5 “Say to all the people of the land and the priests, 'When you fasted and mourned in ^dthe fifth month and in ^ethe seventh, for these ^fseventy years, ^gwas it ^hfor me that you fasted? 6 ⁱAnd when you eat and when you drink, do you not eat for yourselves and drink for yourselves?

Zechariah 8:19

19 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: The fast of the ^jfourth month and the fast of the ^kfifth and the fast of the ^lseventh and the fast of the ^mtenth shall be to the house of Judah ⁿseasons of joy and gladness and cheerful feasts. Therefore love ^otruth and peace.