The commander’s master, the king of Assyria, has sent him to say bad things about the living God. Maybe the Lord your God will hear all those things. Maybe the Lord will prove the enemy is wrong! So pray for the people that are still left alive.”
1 Samuel 7:8 - Easy To Read Version The Israelites said to Samuel, “Don’t stop praying to the Lord our God for us! Ask the Lord to save us from the Philistines!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Israelites said to Samuel, Do not cease to cry to the Lord our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines. American Standard Version (1901) And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto Jehovah our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines. Common English Bible The Israelites said to Samuel, “Please don’t stop praying to the LORD our God for us, so God will save us from the Philistines’ power!” Catholic Public Domain Version And they said to Samuel, "May you not cease to cry out to the Lord our God on our behalf, so that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they said to Samuel: Cease not to cry to the Lord our God for us, that he may save us out of the hand of the Philistines. |
The commander’s master, the king of Assyria, has sent him to say bad things about the living God. Maybe the Lord your God will hear all those things. Maybe the Lord will prove the enemy is wrong! So pray for the people that are still left alive.”
“I love Zion,\par so I will continue to speak for her.\par I love Jerusalem,\par so I will not stop speaking.\par I will speak until goodness shines\par like a bright light.\par I will speak until salvation burns bright\par like a flame.\par
If those men are prophets and have the message from the Lord, let them pray. Let them pray about the things that are still in the Lord’s temple. Let them pray about the things that are still in the king’s palace. And let them pray about the things that are still in Jerusalem. Let those prophets pray that all those things will not be taken away to Babylon.”
All those people said to him, “Jeremiah, please listen to what we ask. Pray to the Lord your God for all these people that are survivors {\cf2\super [344]} from the family of Judah. Jeremiah, you can see that there are not many of us left. At one time there were many of us.
Always tell each other the wrong things you have done. Then pray for each other. Do this so that God can heal you. When a good person prays hard, great things happen.