- how long:
- "Wilt thou be angryª° with us for ever?ª wilt thou draw outª° thine angerª to all² generations?ª" {Psa 85:5} + "Yet they seekª° me daily,ª and delightª° to knowª my ways,ª as a nationª that¹ didª° righteousness,ª and forsookª° not¹ the ordinanceª of their God:ª they askª° of me the ordinancesª of justice;ª they take delightª° in approachingª to God.ª ... Wherefore¹ have we fasted,ª° [say they], and thou seestª° not?¹ [wherefore] have we afflictedª° our soul,ª and thou takest no knowledge?ª°¹ Behold,¹ in the dayª of your fastª ye findª° pleasure,ª and exactª° all¹ your labours.ª" {Isa 58:2-3} + "[Is] not¹ this¹ the fastª that I have chosen?ª° to looseª° the bandsª of wickedness,ª to undoª° the heavyª burdens,ª and to let the oppressedª° goª° free,ª and that ye breakª° every¹ yoke?ª ... Then¹ shalt thou call,ª° and the LORDª shall answer;ª° thou shalt cry,ª° and he shall say,ª° Here¹ I [am]. If¹ thou take awayª° from the midstª¹ of thee the yoke,ª the putting forthª° of the finger,ª and speakingª° vanity;ª" {Isa 58:6-9} + "Thou hast coveredª° thyself with a cloud,ª that [our] prayerª should not pass through.ª°¹" {Lam 3:44} + "And,ª behold,ª° a womanª of Canaanª cameª° out ofª the¹ sameª coasts,ª and criedª° unto him,ª saying,ª° Have mercyª° on me,ª O Lord,ª [thou] Sonª of David;ª myª daughterª is grievouslyª vexed with a devil.ª° ... Thenª Jesusª answeredª° and saidª° unto her,ª Oª woman,ª greatª [is] thyª faith:ª be¹ it²° unto theeª even asª thou wilt.²° Andª¹ herª daughterª was made wholeª° fromª that veryª hour.ª" {Mtt 15:22-28} + "Andª he spakeª°² a¹ parableª unto themª² [to this end], that men oughtª° alwaysª to pray,ª° andª notª to faint;ª° ... I tellª° youª thatª he will²° avengeª¹ themª speedily.ªª Neverthelessª when² the¹ Sonª of manª cometh,ª° shall¹ he findª° faithª onª the¹ earth?ª" {Lke 18:1-8}
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