¹⁶ and David seeketh God for the youth, and David keepeth a fast, and hath gone in and lodged, and lain on the earth.

³¹ and the king riseth, and rendeth his garments, and lieth on the earth, and all his servants are standing by `with' rent garments.

⁹ and he was three days without seeing, and he did neither eat nor drink.

⁹ Who knoweth? He doth turn back, and God hath repented, and hath turned back from the heat of His anger, and we do not perish.'

¹⁶ O Jehovah, in distress they missed Thee, They have poured out a whisper, Thy chastisement `is' on them.

¹² And call doth the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, In that day, to weeping and to lamentation, And to baldness and to girding on of sackcloth,

¹⁰ And I weep in the fasting of my soul, And it is for a reproach to me.

¹⁵ And call Me in a day of adversity, I deliver thee, and thou honourest Me.

¹² Though he doth sweeten evil in his mouth, Doth hide it under his tongue,

¹³ Hath pity on it, and doth not forsake it, And keep it back in the midst of his palate,

¹⁴ His food in his bowels is turned, The bitterness of asps `is' in his heart.

¹⁶ `Go, gather all the Jews who are found in Shushan, and fast for me, and do not eat nor drink three days, by night and by day; also I and my young women do fast likewise, and so I go in unto the king, that `is' not according to law, and when I have perished -- I have perished.'

²⁷ And it cometh to pass, at Ahab's hearing these words, that he rendeth his garments, and putteth sackcloth on his flesh, and fasteth, and lieth in sackcloth, and goeth gently.

²² And he saith, `While the lad is alive I have fasted, and weep, for I said, Who knoweth? -- Jehovah doth pity me, and the lad hath lived;

¹² And also now -- an affirmation of Jehovah, Turn ye back unto Me with all your heart, And with fasting, and with weeping, And with lamentation.

¹³ And rend your heart, and not your garments, And turn back unto Jehovah your God, For gracious and merciful `is' He, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness, And He hath repented concerning the evil.

¹⁴ Who knoweth -- He doth turn back, Yea -- He hath repented, And He hath left behind Him a blessing, A present and libation of Jehovah your God?