Bible Verses About Feast of Trumpets

Say to the children of Israel: The seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall keep a sabbath, a memorial, with the sound of trumpets, and it shall be called holy.

You shall do no servile work therein, and you shall offer a holocaust to the Lord.

The first day also of the seventh month shall be venerable and holy unto you; you shall do no servile work therein, because it is the day of the sounding and of trumpets.

And you shall offer a holocaust for a most sweet odour to the Lord, one calf of the herd, one ram and seven lambs of a year old, without blemish.

And for their sacrifices, three tenths of flour tempered with oil to every calf, two tenths to a ram,

One tenth to a lamb, which in all are seven lambs:

And a buck goat for sin, which is offered for the expiation of the people,

Besides the holocaust of the first day of the month with the sacrifices thereof, and the perpetual holocaust with the accustomed libations. With the same ceremonies you shall offer a burnt sacrifice for a most sweet odour to the Lord.

Then Esdras the priest brought the law before the multitude of men and women, and all those that could understand, in the first day of the seventh month.

And Nehemiah (he is Athersatha) and Esdras the priest and scribe, and the Levites who interpreted to all the people, said: This is a holy day to the Lord our God: do not mourn, nor weep: for all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.

And he said to them: Go, eat fat meats, and drink sweet wine, and send portions to them that have not prepared for themselves: because it is the holy day of the Lord, and be not sad: for the joy of the Lord is our strength.

And the Levites stilled all the people, saying: Hold your peace, for the day is holy, and be not sorrowful.

So all the people went to eat and drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth: because they understood the words that he had taught them.