It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.
Parallel translations
- WEB It shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall deny yourselves. In the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall keep your Sabbath.”
- BSB It will be a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall humble yourselves. From the evening of the ninth day of the month until the following evening you are to keep your Sabbath.”
- NKJV It shall be to you a sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall afflict your souls; on the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall celebrate your sabbath.”
- NASB It is to be a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall humble yourselves; on the ninth of the month at evening, from evening until evening, you shall keep your Sabbath.”
- NLT This will be a Sabbath day of complete rest for you, and on that day you must deny yourselves. This day of rest will begin at sundown on the ninth day of the month and extend until sundown on the tenth day.”
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Quick answer
The Day of Atonement is a Sabbath of complete rest with self-denial, observed from evening to evening.
Overview
The day was the most solemn Sabbath of the year, kept from the evening of the ninth through the following evening. Complete rest and self-denial marked Israel's posture of humble repentance before God. This rhythm of resting and renouncing self points to the rest of soul found in trusting Christ rather than our own works.
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- Ps 51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
- Ps 69:10–11When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.
- Lev 16:31It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.
- Matt 11:28–30Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
- Lev 23:27Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
- Ps 35:13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
- Matt 5:4Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
- Heb 4:3For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
- Isa 57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
- Isa 61:3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
- Heb 4:11Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
- Isa 58:3–7Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
- 1 Cor 11:31For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
- Isa 57:18–19I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.
- Ps 126:5–6They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
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