Verse 19
The fast of the fourth month - To commemorate the taking of Jerusalem; 2 Kings 25:3 ; Jeremiah 39:2 ; Jeremiah 52:6 , Jeremiah 52:7 .
The fast of the fifth - In memory of the ruin of the temple, 2 Kings 25:8 ; Jeremiah 52:12 , Jeremiah 52:13 .
The fast of the seventh - For the murder of Gedaliah, Jeremiah 41:1-17.
The fast of the tenth - In commemoration of the siege of Jerusalem, which began on the tenth day of the tenth month; 2 Kings 25:1 ; Jeremiah 52:4 ; Ezekiel 24:1 , Ezekiel 24:2 ; and see on Zechariah 7:3 ; (note), Zechariah 7:5 ; (note).
Cheerful feasts - Ye shall find all your evils so completely redressed, that these mournful fasts shall be turned into joyful feasts.
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