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When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,
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And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying , Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?
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Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying ,
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Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying , When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?
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And when ye did eat , and when ye did drink , did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?