they fast: Jeremiah 11:11; Proverbs 1:28, Proverbs 28:9; Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 58:3; Ezekiel 8:18; Micah 3:4; Zechariah 7:13
and when: Jeremiah 6:20, Jeremiah 7:21-22; Proverbs 15:8, Proverbs 21:27; Isaiah 1:11-15
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Jeremiah 14:12
Jeremiah 14:12
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