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The term "solemn" in the biblical context often refers to something that is serious, sacred, or marked by a formal religious observance. It is used to describe events, assemblies, feasts, and covenants that are set apart for special significance in the worship and service of God. The concept of solemnity underscores the gravity and reverence due to God and His commandments.

Solemn Assemblies

In the Old Testament, solemn assemblies were gatherings of the Israelites for worship, repentance, and celebration of God's appointed feasts. These assemblies were characterized by a deep sense of reverence and commitment to the covenant with God. InLeviticus 23:36, the Lord commands, "For seven days you are to present an offering by fire to the LORD. On the eighth day, you are to hold a sacred assembly and present an offering by fire to the LORD. It is a solemn assembly; you shall not do any regular work."

The solemn assembly was a time for the community to come together in unity, acknowledging their dependence on God and renewing their dedication to His laws. Such gatherings were often accompanied by fasting, prayer, and the reading of the Law, as seen inNehemiah 8:18: "Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. They celebrated the feast for seven days, and on the eighth day, in accordance with the regulation, there was an assembly."

Solemn Feasts

The term "solemn" is also used to describe the feasts ordained by God, which were to be observed with particular reverence and joy. These feasts served as reminders of God's faithfulness and provision.Deuteronomy 16:15-16 instructs, "For seven days you must celebrate the Feast to the LORD your God in the place the LORD will choose, because the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, and you will have abundant joy. Three times a year all your men are to appear before the LORD your God in the place He will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles."

These solemn feasts were not only times of celebration but also of reflection and recommitment to the covenant relationship with God. They were integral to the spiritual life of Israel, reinforcing the identity and unity of the people as God's chosen nation.

Solemn Vows and Covenants

In the Bible, vows and covenants made before God are considered solemn and binding.Ecclesiastes 5:4-5 warns, "When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow. It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it." The seriousness of making a vow or entering into a covenant with God is emphasized throughout Scripture, highlighting the importance of integrity and faithfulness in one's relationship with the Almighty.

The solemnity of covenants is further illustrated in the covenant ceremonies, such as the one between God and Abraham inGenesis 15, where God establishes His promises to Abraham with a solemn ritual. This underscores the unbreakable nature of God's promises and the expectation of faithfulness from His people.

Solemnity in Worship

Worship in the Bible is often described with a sense of solemnity, reflecting the awe and reverence due to God.Psalm 96:9 exhorts, "Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth." This call to worship highlights the attitude of humility and reverence that should characterize the believer's approach to God.

The solemn nature of worship is also evident in the instructions for the construction and use of the Tabernacle and later the Temple, where specific rituals and sacrifices were to be performed with utmost care and reverence. The detailed instructions given in Exodus and Leviticus for these sacred spaces and ceremonies underscore the importance of approaching God with a heart of solemn devotion.

In summary, the concept of "solemn" in the Bible encompasses a range of practices and attitudes that reflect the seriousness and sacredness of one's relationship with God. Whether in assemblies, feasts, vows, or worship, the call to solemnity is a call to honor God with the reverence and devotion He deserves.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Solemn meeting

(Isaiah 1:13), the convocation on the eighth day of the Feast of Tabernacles (Leviticus 23:36;Numbers 29:35, R.V., "solemn assembly;" marg., "closing festival"). It is the name given also to the convocation held on the seventh day of the Passover (Deuteronomy 16:8).

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or connected with, religion; sacred.

2. (a.) Pertaining to a festival; festive; festal.

3. (a.) Stately; ceremonious; grand.

4. (a.) Fitted to awaken or express serious reflections; marked by seriousness; serious; grave; devout; as, a solemn promise; solemn earnestness.

5. (a.) Real; earnest; downright.

6. (a.) Affectedly grave or serious; as, to put on a solemn face.

7. (a.) Made in form; ceremonious; as, solemn war; conforming with all legal requirements; as, probate in solemn form.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ASSEMBLY, SOLEMN

SeeCONGREGATION;FEASTS.

SOLEMN ASSEMBLY (MEETING)

SeeCONGREGATION;FASTS AND FEASTS; SOLEMN, SOLEMNITY.

SOLEMN, SOLEMNITY

sol'-em, so-lem'-ni-ti: The word "solemn" had

(1) at first the meaning "once in the year," through its derivation from Latin sollus, "whole," annus, "year." As, however, a regular annual occurrence is usually one of particular importance, the word took on

(2) the meaning "ceremonious." From this is derived

(3) the usual modern force of "grave" in opposition to "joyous."

This last meaning is not in Biblical English, and the meanings of "solemn" in English Versions of the Bible are either (1) or (2). Nor is there any certain case of (1), for the word is always a gloss in English Versions of the Bible and, although frequently introduced in references to annual events (Leviticus 23:36, etc.), it is even more often used where "annual" is foreign to the passage (2 Kings 10:20 Psalm 92:3, etc.). The use of the word in the King James Version is unsystematic. It is always (except inJeremiah 9:2) found in conjunction with "assembly" when (10 times) the latter word represents atsarah ('atsereth) (Leviticus 23:36, etc.) (retained by the Revised Version (British and American) with margin "closing festival,"Leviticus 23:36 2 Chronicles 7:9;Nehemiah 8:18). the King James Version uses "solemnity" or "solemn day," "feast," etc., 17 times for the very common word mo`edh ("appointed" time, etc.).

SeeFEASTS.

RV's treatment of these passages defies analysis. "Solemnity" is kept inIsaiah 33:20 Ezekiel 46:11, and "solemn" in Lamentations (4 times); Hosea (3 times); Zechariah 3:18. InEzekiel 36:38;Ezekiel 45:17;Ezekiel 46:9 it is replaced by "appointed," elsewhere (and for mo'adhoth,2 Chronicles 8:13) by "set." The margins further complicate the renderings. the King James Version also uses "solemn" with chagh, "feast," 4 times, and with chaghagh, "keep a feast," inDeuteronomy 16:15. The word is dropped by the Revised Version (British and American), except the English Revised Version inPsalm 81:3. Finally, the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) have "solemn sound" for higgayon, inPsalm 92:3. The context, however, demands "resounding melody." And 11 times the Revised Version (British and American) has introduced "solemn" to represent the intensive in the form shabbath shabbathon (Exodus 16:23, etc.), where the King James Version has simply "sabbath" or "sabbath of rest." the Revised Version (British and American) here has imitated the adverbial "solemnly" in the similar intensified expressions inGenesis 43:3 1 Samuel 8:9.

The Revised Version (British and American) Apocrypha translates en hemerais kairou, "in the days of the season" (Baruch 1:14), by "on the days of the solemn assembly" (the King James Version "solemn days"), and both the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) have "solemn feast days" for dies festos (2 Esdras 1:31). Otherwise the King James Version's use of "solemn" is dropped by the Revised Version (British and American).

Burton Scott Easton

Greek

1263. diamarturomai -- to affirm solemnly
... solemnly. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: diamarturomai Phonetic Spelling:
(dee-am-ar-too'-rom-ahee) Short Definition: I givesolemn evidence, testify...

331. anathema -- that which is laid up, ie a votive offering
... Word Origin from anatithemi Definition that which is laid up, ie a votive offering
NASB Word Usage accursed (5),solemn (1). accused, anathema, curse....

1561. ekdoche -- a receiving from, expectation
... 1561 (from 1551, " anticipate") -- properly, out from the judge and on to the one
judged, ie the outcome ofsolemn (-felt) of receiving one's "just desserts...

Strong's Hebrew

4150. moed -- appointed time, place, or meeting
... times (1), times appointed (1). appointed sign, time, place of,solemn assembly,
congregation, set,solemn feast. Or moled {mo-ade...

6116. atsarah -- an assembly
... Word Origin from atsar Definition an assembly NASB Word Usage assembly (2),solemn
assemblies (1),solemn assembly (8).solemn assembly meeting....

2287. chagag -- to make a pilgrimage, keep a pilgrim feast
... 1), observe (1), reeled (1). celebrate, dance, keep, hold asolemn feast
holiday, reel to and fro. A primitive root (compare chagra...

1902. higgayon -- resounding music, meditation, musing
... 1), whispering (1). device, Higgaion, meditation,solemn sound. Intensive from
hagah; a murmuring sound, ie A musical notation (probably...

2282. chag -- a festival gathering, feast, pilgrim feast
...solemn feast day, sacrifice, solemnity. Or chag {khawg}; from chagag; a festival,
or a victim therefor -- (solemn) feast (day), sacrifice, solemnity....

7677. shabbathon -- sabbath observance, sabbatism
... Origin from shabath Definition sabbath observance, sabbatism NASB Word Usage complete
rest (4), rest (4), sabbath observance (1), sabbatical (1),solemn rest (1...

7650. shaba -- to swear
... made a covenant (1), made an oath (1), promised on oath (1), promised them by oath
(1), put the under oath (1), put them under oath (1),solemn (1), solemnly...

Library

ASolemn Deprival
... ASolemn Deprival. A Sermon (No.3472).... And without Christ, dear friends, there
comes thesolemn reflection that ere long ye shall perish....

ASolemn Embassy
... ASolemn Embassy. A Sermon (No.3497). Published on Thursday, February 3rd, 1916.
Delivered by.... III. A VERYSOLEMN DUTY. My text supplies me with a warrant....

Solemn Invocation.
... INTRODUCTION AND CLOSE OF WORSHIP. 2. "Solemn Invocation. 2. PM Anonymous.
Solemn Invocation. 1 Come, thou Almighty King! Help...

For aSolemn Assembly.
... ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN XCIX. For asolemn Assembly. 8.8.8.8 James Montgomery. For
asolemn Assembly. Command thy blessing from above,. O God!...

At aSolemn Music
... The Treasury of Sacred Song. Book First LXXXIV AT ASOLEMN MUSIC.... To Him
that sits thereon,. With saintly shout andsolemn jubilee;...

Whether aSolemn Vow Dissolves a Marriage Already Contracted?
... OF THE IMPEDIMENT OF VOWS AND ORDERS (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether asolemn vow
dissolves a marriage already contracted? Objection 1: It...

TheSolemn Feast was Spent,
... PASSIONTIDE III Thesolemn feast was spent,. 6,6,8,6,8,8. Thesolemn feast was spent,.
And night had spread her pall,. When Christ with His disciples went....

Whether aSolemn Penance Can be Repeated?
... OF THESOLEMN RITE OF PENANCE (THREE ARTICLES) Whether asolemn penance can be repeated?
Objection 1: It would seem that asolemn penance can be repeated....

ASolemn Warning for all Churches
... ASolemn Warning for All Churches. A Sermon (No.68). Delivered on Sabbath
Morning, February 24, 1856, by the. REV. CH SPURGEON. At New...

WhetherSolemn Penance Should be Imposed on Women and Clerics, and...
... OF THESOLEMN RITE OF PENANCE (THREE ARTICLES) Whethersolemn penance should be
imposed on women and clerics, and whether any priest can impose it?...

Thesaurus

Solemn (100 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible DictionarySolemn meeting. (Isaiah 1:13), the convocation
on the eighth day of the Feast of Tabernacles (Leviticus...

Solemnity (3 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.)Solemn state or feeling; awe or reverence; also, that which produces such
a feeling; as, the solemnity of an audience; the solemnity of Westminster...

Adjuration (2 Occurrences)
... Asolemn appeal whereby one person imposes on another the obligation of speaking
or acting as if under an oath (1 Samuel 14:24; Joshua 6:26; 1 Kings 22:16)....

Protest (37 Occurrences)
... 2. (vi) To make asolemn declaration (often a written one) expressive of
opposition; -- with against; as, he protest against your votes....

Convocation (19 Occurrences)
... The phrase differs from "solemn assembly," which in the Pentateuch is only applied
to the concluding festivals at the end of Passover and Tabernacles, while...

Assembly (371 Occurrences)
... Thesolemn assemblies of the Jews were their feasts or religious gatherings
of any kind (Isaiah 1:13).... Jacob W. Kapp. ASSEMBLY,SOLEMN....

Eighth (38 Occurrences)
... fire to Yahweh. It is asolemn assembly; you shall do no regular work.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Leviticus 23...

Vow (49 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Asolemn promise made to God, or to some deity; an act by which one consecrates
or devotes himself, absolutely or conditionally, wholly or in part, for...

Oath (286 Occurrences)
... Asolemn appeal to God, permitted on fitting occasions (Deuteronomy 6:13; Jeremiah
4:2), in various forms (Genesis 16:5; 2 Samuel 12:5; Ruth 1:17; Hosea 4:15...

Rite (6 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The act of performing divine orsolemn service, as
established by law, precept, or custom; a formal act of religion or other...

Resources

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Solemn (100 Occurrences)

Matthew 18:3
said, "Insolemn truth I tell you that unless you turn and become like little children, you will in no case be admitted into the Kingdom of the Heavens.
(WEY)

Matthew 18:13
And if he succeeds in finding it, insolemn truth I tell you that he rejoices over it more than he does over the ninety-nine that have not gone astray.
(WEY)

Matthew 23:36
I tell you insolemn truth that all these things will come upon the present generation.
(WEY)

Matthew 24:2
"You see all these?" He replied; "insolemn truth I tell you that there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be pulled down."
(WEY)

Matthew 24:34
I tell you insolemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken place.
(WEY)

Matthew 24:47
Insolemn truth I tell you that he will give him the management of all his wealth.
(WEY)

Matthew 25:12
"'Insolemn truth I tell you,' he replied, 'I do not know you.'
(WEY)

Matthew 25:40
"But the King will answer them, "'Insolemn truth I tell you that in so far as you rendered such services to one of the humblest of these my brethren, you rendered them to myself.'
(WEY)

Matthew 25:45
"But he will reply, "'Insolemn truth I tell you that in so far as you withheld such services from one of the humblest of these, you withheld them from me.'
(WEY)

Matthew 26:13
Insolemn truth I tell you that wherever in the whole world this Good News shall be proclaimed, this deed of hers shall be spoken of in memory of her."
(WEY)

Matthew 26:21
and the meal was proceeding, when Jesus said, "Insolemn truth I tell you that one of you will betray me."
(WEY)

Matthew 26:34
"Insolemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that this very night, before the cock crows, you will three times disown me."
(WEY)

Mark 3:28
Insolemn truth I tell you that all their sins may be pardoned to the sons of men, and all their blasphemies, however they may have blasphemed;
(WEY)

Mark 8:12
Heaving a deep and troubled sigh, He said, "Why do the men of to-day ask for a sign? Insolemn truth I tell you that no sign will be given to the men of to-day."
(WEY)

Mark 9:1
He went on to say, "Insolemn truth I tell you that some of those who are standing here will certainly not taste death till they have seen the Kingdom of God already come in power."
(WEY)

Mark 10:15
Insolemn truth I tell you that no one who does not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child will by any possibility enter it."
(WEY)

Mark 10:29
"Insolemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that there is no one who has forsaken house or brothers or sisters, or mother or father, or children or lands, for my sake and for the sake of the Good News,
(WEY)

Mark 11:23
Insolemn truth I tell you that if any one shall say to this mountain, 'Remove, and hurl thyself into the sea,' and has no doubt about it in his heart, but stedfastly believes that what he says will happen, it shall be granted him.
(WEY)

Mark 12:43
So He called His disciples to Him and said, "Insolemn truth I tell you that this widow, poor as she is, has thrown in more than all the other contributors to the Treasury;
(WEY)

Mark 13:30
I tell you insolemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken place.
(WEY)

Luke 4:24
"I tell you insolemn truth," He added, "that no Prophet is welcomed among his own people.
(WEY)

Luke 12:37
Blessed are those servants, whom their Master when He comes shall find on the watch. I tell you insolemn truth, that He will tie an apron round Him, and will bid them recline at table while He comes and waits on them.
(WEY)

Luke 18:17
I tell you insolemn truth that, whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child will certainly not enter it."
(WEY)

Luke 21:32
I tell you insolemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken place.
(WEY)

Luke 23:43
"I tell you insolemn truth," replied Jesus, "that this very day you shall be with me in Paradise."
(WEY)

John 1:51
"I tell you all in mostsolemn truth," He added, "that you shall see Heaven opened wide, and God's angels going up, and coming down to the Son of Man."
(WEY)

John 3:3
"In mostsolemn truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that unless a man is born anew he cannot see the Kingdom of God."
(WEY)

John 3:5
"In mostsolemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God.
(WEY)

John 3:11
In mostsolemn truth I tell you that we speak what we know, and give testimony of that of which we were eye-witnesses, and yet you all reject our testimony.
(WEY)

John 5:19
"In mostsolemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that the Son can do nothing of Himself--He can only do what He sees the Father doing; for whatever He does, that the Son does in like manner.
(WEY)

John 5:24
"In mostsolemn truth I tell you that he who listens to my teaching and believes Him who sent me, has the Life of the Ages, and does not come under judgement, but has passed over out of death into Life.
(WEY)

John 5:25
"In mostsolemn truth I tell you that a time is coming--nay, has already come--when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear it will live.
(WEY)

John 6:26
"In mostsolemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that you are searching for me not because you have seen miracles, but because you ate the loaves and had a hearty meal.
(WEY)

John 6:32
"In mostsolemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that Moses did not give you the bread out of Heaven, but my Father is giving you the bread--the true bread--out of Heaven.
(WEY)

John 6:47
"In mostsolemn truth I tell you that he who believes has the Life of the Ages.
(WEY)

John 6:53
"In mostsolemn truth I tell you," said Jesus, "that unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no Life in you.
(WEY)

John 8:34
"In mostsolemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that every one who commits sin is the slave of sin.
(WEY)

John 8:51
In mostsolemn truth I tell you that if any one shall have obeyed my teaching he shall in no case ever see death."
(WEY)

John 8:58
"In mostsolemn truth," answered Jesus, "I tell you that before Abraham came into existence, I am."
(WEY)

John 10:1
"In mostsolemn truth I tell you that the man who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs over some other way, is a thief and a robber.
(WEY)

John 10:7
Again therefore Jesus said to them, "In mostsolemn truth I tell you that I am the Door of the sheep.
(WEY)

John 12:24
In mostsolemn truth I tell you that unless the grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains what it was--a single grain; but that if it dies, it yields a rich harvest.
(WEY)

John 13:16
In mostsolemn truth I tell you that a servant is not superior to his master, nor is a messenger superior to him who sent him.
(WEY)

John 13:20
In mostsolemn truth I tell you that he who receives whoever I send receives me, and that he who receives me receives Him who sent me."
(WEY)

John 13:21
After speaking thus Jesus was troubled in spirit and said with deep earnestness, "In mostsolemn truth I tell you that one of you will betray me."
(WEY)

John 13:38
"You say you will lay down your life on my behalf!" said Jesus; "in mostsolemn truth I tell you that the cock will not crow before you have three times disowned me."
(WEY)

John 14:12
In mostsolemn truth I tell you that he who trusts in me--the things which I do he shall do also; and greater things than these he shall do, because I am going to the Father.
(WEY)

John 16:20
In mostsolemn truth I tell you that you will weep aloud and lament, but the world will be glad. You will mourn, but your grief will be turned into gladness.
(WEY)

John 16:23
You will put no questions to me then. "In mostsolemn truth I tell you that whatever you ask the Father for in my name He will give you.
(WEY)

John 21:18
"In mostsolemn truth I tell you that whereas, when you were young, you used to put on your girdle and walk whichever way you chose, when you have grown old you will stretch out your arms and some one else will put a girdle round you and carry you where you have no wish to go."
(WEY)

Acts 8:25
So the Apostles, after giving asolemn charge and delivering the Lord's Message, travelled back to Jerusalem, making known the Good News also in many of the Samaritan villages.
(WEY NAS)

Acts 23:14
They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, "We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
(See NAS NIV)

Acts 28:23
So they arranged a day with him and came to him in considerable numbers at the house of the friends who were entertaining him. And then, withsolemn earnestness, he explained to them the subject of the Kingdom of God, endeavouring from morning till evening to convince them about Jesus, both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets.
(WEY NAS)

Genesis 50:11
When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, "This is a grievous mourning by the Egyptians." Therefore, its name was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.
(See NIV)

Exodus 16:23
He said to them, "This is that which Yahweh has spoken,'Tomorrow is asolemn rest, a holy Sabbath to Yahweh. Bake that which you want to bake, and boil that which you want to boil; and all that remains over lay up for yourselves to be kept until the morning.'"
(WEB JPS ASV RSV)

Exodus 31:15
Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath ofsolemn rest, holy to Yahweh. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall surely be put to death.
(WEB JPS ASV RSV)

Exodus 35:2
'Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath ofsolemn rest to Yahweh: whoever does any work in it shall be put to death.
(WEB JPS ASV RSV)

Leviticus 16:31
It is a Sabbath ofsolemn rest to you, and you shall afflict your souls; it is a statute forever.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV)

Leviticus 23:3
"'Six days shall work be done: but on the seventh day is a Sabbath ofsolemn rest, a holy convocation; you shall do no manner of work. It is a Sabbath to Yahweh in all your dwellings.
(WEB JPS ASV RSV)

Leviticus 23:24
"Speak to the children of Israel, saying,'In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, shall be asolemn rest to you, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.
(WEB JPS ASV RSV)

Leviticus 23:32
It shall be a Sabbath ofsolemn 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."
(WEB JPS ASV RSV)

Leviticus 23:36
Seven days you shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh. On the eighth day shall be a holy convocation to you; and you shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh. It is asolemn assembly; you shall do no regular work.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Leviticus 23:39
"'So on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruits of the land, you shall keep the feast of Yahweh seven days: on the first day shall be asolemn rest, and on the eighth day shall be a solemn rest.
(WEB JPS ASV RSV)

Leviticus 25:4
but in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath ofsolemn rest for the land, a Sabbath to Yahweh. You shall not sow your field or prune your vineyard.
(WEB JPS ASV RSV)

Leviticus 25:5
What grows of itself in your harvest you shall not reap, and the grapes of your undressed vine you shall not gather. It shall be a year ofsolemn rest for the land.
(WEB JPS ASV RSV)

Numbers 10:10
Also in the day of your gladness, and in yoursolemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the LORD your God.
(KJV WBS)

Numbers 15:3
And will make an offering by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in yoursolemn feasts, to make a sweet savor unto the LORD, of the herd or of the flock:
(KJV WBS)

Numbers 29:35
"'On the eighth day you shall have asolemn assembly: you shall do no servile work;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Deuteronomy 16:8
Six days you shall eat unleavened bread; and on the seventh day shall be asolemn assembly to Yahweh your God; you shall do no work therein.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Deuteronomy 16:15
Seven days shalt thou keep asolemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.
(KJV WBS)

Joshua 6:26
Joshua commanded them with an oath at that time, saying, "Cursed is the man before Yahweh, who rises up and builds this city Jericho. With the loss of his firstborn shall he lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up its gates."
(See NIV)

Judges 21:5
The children of Israel said, "Who is there among all the tribes of Israel who didn't come up in the assembly to Yahweh?" For they had made a great oath concerning him who didn't come up to Yahweh to Mizpah, saying, "He shall surely be put to death."
(See NIV)

2 Kings 10:20
Jehu said, "Sanctify asolemn assembly for Baal!" They proclaimed it.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

2 Chronicles 2:4
Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on thesolemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.
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2 Chronicles 7:9
On the eighth day they held asolemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
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2 Chronicles 8:13
Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on thesolemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.
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Nehemiah 8:18
Also day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. They kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was asolemn assembly, according to the ordinance.
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Psalms 68:24
They have seen your processions, God, even the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.
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Psalms 81:3
Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on oursolemn feast day.
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Psalms 92:3
Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with asolemn sound.
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Isaiah 1:13
Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even thesolemn meeting.
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Isaiah 33:20
Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
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Lamentations 1:4
The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to thesolemn assembly; all her gates are desolate, her priests do sigh: her virgins are afflicted, and she herself is in bitterness.
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Lamentations 1:15
The Lord has set at nothing all my mighty men in the midst of me; He has called asolemn assembly against me to crush my young men: The Lord has trodden as in a winepress the virgin daughter of Judah.
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Lamentations 2:6
He has violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden; he has destroyed his place of assembly: Yahweh has causedsolemn assembly and Sabbath to be forgotten in Zion, Has despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest.
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Lamentations 2:7
The Lord has cast off his altar, he has abhorred his sanctuary; He has given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces: They have made a noise in the house of Yahweh, as in the day of asolemn assembly.
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Lamentations 2:22
You have called, as in the day of asolemn assembly, my terrors on every side; There was none that escaped or remained in the day of Yahweh's anger: Those that I have dandled and brought up has my enemy consumed.
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Ezekiel 16:8
Now when I passed by you, and looked at you, behold, your time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over you, and covered your nakedness: yes, I swore to you, and entered into a covenant with you, says the Lord Yahweh, and you became mine.
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 21:23
It shall be to them as a false divination in their sight, who have sworn oaths to them; but he brings iniquity to memory, that they may be taken.
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Ezekiel 36:38
As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in hersolemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
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Ezekiel 46:9
But when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in thesolemn feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go forth over against it.
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Hosea 2:11
I will also cause all her celebrations to cease: her feasts, her new moons, her Sabbaths, and all hersolemn assemblies. Zephaniah
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Hosea 9:5
What will you do in the day ofsolemn assembly, and in the day of the feast of Yahweh?
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Hosea 12:9
"But I am Yahweh your God from the land of Egypt. I will yet again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of thesolemn feast.
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Joel 1:14
Sanctify a fast. Call asolemn assembly. Gather the elders, and all the inhabitants of the land, to the house of Yahweh, your God, and cry to Yahweh.
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Joel 2:15
Blow the trumpet in Zion! Sanctify a fast. Call asolemn assembly.
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Amos 5:21
I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand yoursolemn assemblies.
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Nahum 1:15
Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thysolemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.
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Zephaniah 3:18
I will gather them that are sorrowful for thesolemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
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Malachi 2:3
Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of yoursolemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.
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Solemn

Solemn Assembly Meeting

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