- and pray:
- "Behold,¹ they¹ sayª° unto¹ me, Where¹ [is] the wordª of the LORD?ª let it comeª° now.¹ ... As for me, I¹ have not¹ hastenedª° from [being] a pastorª°¹ to followª thee: neither¹ have I desiredª° the woefulª° day;ª thou¹ knowest:ª° that which came¹ out² of¹ my lipsª was¹ [right] beforeª¹ thee.²" {Jer 17:15-16} + "Enquire,ª° I pray thee,¹ of¹ the LORDª for¹ us;² for¹ Nebuchadrezzarª kingª of Babylonª maketh warª° against¹ us; if so be¹ that the LORDª will dealª° with¹ us according to all¹ his wondrous works,ª° that he may go upª° from¹¹ us." {Jer 21:2} + "And Zedekiahª the kingª sentª°¹ Jehucalª the sonª of Shelemiahª and Zephaniahª the sonª of Maaseiahª the priestª to¹ the prophetª Jeremiah,ª saying,ª° Prayª° now¹ unto¹ the LORDª our Godª for¹ us." {Jer 37:3} + "And Pharaohª said,ª° I¹ will let you go,ª° that ye may sacrificeª° to the LORDª your Godª in the wilderness;ª only¹ ye shall not¹ go²°¹ very²° far away:ª° intreatª° for¹ me.²" {Exd 8:28} + "Intreatª°¹ the LORDª (for [it is] enough)ª that there be no¹¹ [more] mightyª thunderingsª and hail;ª and I will let you go,ª° and ye shall stayª° no¹ longer.ª°" {Exd 9:28} + "And the childrenª of Israelª saidª° to¹ Samuel,ª Ceaseª° not¹ to cryª°¹ unto¹ the LORDª our Godª for¹ us, that he will saveª° us out of the handª¹ of the Philistines.ª" {1Sm 7:8} + "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" {1Sm 12:19} + "Moreover¹ as for me,ª God forbid²¹ that I should sinª°¹ against the LORDª in ceasingª°¹ to prayª° for¹ you: but I will teachª° you the goodª and the rightª way:ª" {1Sm 12:23} + "And the kingª answeredª° and saidª° unto¹ the manª of God,ª Intreatª° now¹¹ the faceª of the LORDª thy God,ª and prayª° for¹ me, that my handª may be restored me again.ª°¹ And the manª of Godª besoughtª°²¹ the LORD,ª¹ and the king'sª handª was restored him again,ª°¹ and became¹ as [it was] before.ª" {1Kg 13:6} + "And when ye spread forthª° your hands,ª I will hideª° mine eyesª from¹ you: yea,¹ when¹ ye make manyª° prayers,ª I will not¹ hear:ª° your handsª are fullª° of blood.ª" {Isa 1:15} + "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} + "Thenª answeredª° Simon,ª and said,ª° Prayª° yeª toª the¹ Lordª forª me,ª thatª none¹ of these things² whichª ye have spokenª° comeª° uponª me.ª" {Act 8:24} + "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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