- Cease:
- etc. Heb. Be not silent from us from crying, "And all¹ the peopleª saidª° unto¹ Samuel,ª Prayª° for¹ thy servantsª unto¹ the LORDª thy God,ª that we dieª° not:¹ for¹ we have addedª° unto¹ all¹ our sinsª [this] evil,ª to askª° us a king.ª ... Only¹ fearª°¹ the LORD,ª and serveª° him in truthª with all¹ your heart:ª for¹ considerª°¹ how¹ great [things] he hath doneª° for¹ you." {1Sm 12:19-24} + "It may be¹ the LORDª thy Godª will hearª°¹ the wordsª of Rabshakeh,ª whom¹ the kingª of Assyriaª his masterª hath sentª° to reproachª° the livingª God,ª and will reproveª° the wordsª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª hath heard:ª° wherefore lift upª° [thy] prayerª for¹ the remnantª that is left.ª°" {Isa 37:4} + "For Zion's² sake¹¹ will I not¹ hold my peace,ª° and for Jerusalem's² sake¹ I will not¹ rest,ª° until¹ the righteousnessª thereof go forthª° as brightness,ª and the salvationª thereof as a lampª [that] burneth.ª°" {Isa 62:1} + "I have setª° watchmenª° upon¹ thy walls,ª O Jerusalem,ª [which] shall neverª¹ hold their peaceª° dayª nor night:ª ye that make mentionª° of¹ the LORD,ª keep not silence,ª¹ ... And giveª° him no¹ rest,ª till¹ he establish,ª° and till¹ he makeª°¹ Jerusalemª a praiseª in the earth.ª" {Isa 62:6-7} + "Confessª° [your] faultsª one to another,ª andª prayª° one²° for² another,ª¹ thatª ye may be healed.ª° The effectual ferventª° prayerª of a righteous manª availethª° much.ª" {Jms 5:16}
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