"But ifthey are prophets,and ifthe wordof the LORDis with them, let them nowentreatthe LORDof hoststhat the vesselswhich are leftin the houseof the LORD,in the houseof the kingof Judahand in Jerusalemmay not goto Babylon.
Abrahamprayedto God,and GodhealedAbimelechand his wifeand his maids,so that they bore[children].
"Then you callon the nameof your god,and I will callon the nameof the LORD,and the Godwhoanswersby fire,He is God."And allthe peoplesaid,"That is a goodidea."
Then they tookthe oxwhichwas giventhem and they preparedit and calledon the nameof Baalfrom morninguntilnoonsaying,"O Baal,answerus." But therewas novoiceand nooneanswered.And they leapedaboutthe altarwhichthey made.
But KingHezekiahand Isaiahthe prophet,the sonof Amoz,prayedaboutthisand criedout to heaven.
Then the LORDsaidto me, "Even thoughMosesand Samuelwere to standbeforeMe, My heartwould not be with thispeople;sendthem awayfrom My presenceand let them go!
Should goodbe repaidwith evil?For they have duga pitfor me. Rememberhow I stoodbeforeYou To speakgoodon their behalf,So as to turnawayYour wrathfrom them.
and saidto Jeremiahthe prophet,"Pleaselet our petitioncomebeforeyou, and prayfor us to the LORDyour God,[that is] for allthisremnant;becausewe are left[but] a fewout of many,as your own eyes[now] seeus,
"As for you, do not prayfor thispeople,and do not liftup cryor prayerfor them, and do not intercedewith Me; for I do not hearyou.
even [though] thesethreemen,Noah,Danieland Jobwere in its midst,by their [own] righteousnessthey could [only] deliverthemselves,"declaresthe LordGOD.
"I searchedfor a manamongthem who would buildup the walland standin the gapbeforeMe for the land,sothat I would not destroyit; but I foundnoone.
"But nowwill you not entreatGod'sfavor,that He may be graciousto us? With suchan offering on your part,will He receiveanyof you kindly?"saysthe LORDof hosts.
Then allthe peoplesaidto Samuel,"Prayfor your servantsto the LORDyour God,so that we may not die,for we have addedto allour sins[this] evilby askingfor ourselves a king."
"Moreover,as for me, farbe it from me that I should sinagainst the LORDby ceasingto prayfor you; but I will instructyou in the goodand rightway.
Then the sonsof Israelsaidto Samuel,"Do not ceaseto cryto the LORDour Godfor us, that He may saveus from the handof the Philistines."
