Daniel 9:3
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3 Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by (A)prayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.
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Daniel 9:3
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3 So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting,(A) and in sackcloth and ashes.(B)
Jeremiah 33:3
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3 (A)Call to me and I will answer you, (B)and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.
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Jeremiah 33:3
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3 ‘Call(A) to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable(B) things you do not know.’
Jeremiah 29:10-13
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10 “For thus says the Lord: (A)When seventy years are completed for Babylon, (B)I will visit you, (C)and I will fulfill to you my promise (D)and bring you back to this place. 11 (E)For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare[a] and not for evil, (F)to give you a future and a hope. 12 (G)Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, (H)and I will hear you. 13 (I)You will seek me and find me, when you seek me (J)with all your heart.
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- Jeremiah 29:11 Or peace
Jeremiah 29:10-13
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10 This is what the Lord says: “When seventy years(A) are completed for Babylon, I will come to you(B) and fulfill my good promise(C) to bring you back(D) to this place. 11 For I know the plans(E) I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper(F) you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.(G) 12 Then you will call(H) on me and come and pray(I) to me, and I will listen(J) to you. 13 You will seek(K) me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.(L)
James 5:16-18
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16 Therefore, (A)confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, (B)that you may be healed. (C)The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.[a] 17 Elijah was a man (D)with a nature like ours, and (E)he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for (F)three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. 18 (G)Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.
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- James 5:16 Or The effective prayer of a righteous person has great power
James 5:16-18
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16 Therefore confess your sins(A) to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.(B) The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.(C)
17 Elijah was a human being, even as we are.(D) He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.(E) 18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.(F)
Nehemiah 1:4-11
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Nehemiah's Prayer
4 As soon as I heard these words I (A)sat down and wept and mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the (B)God of heaven. 5 And I said, “O Lord God of heaven, (C)the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, 6 (D)let your ear be attentive and your eyes open, to hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night for the people of Israel your servants, (E)confessing the sins of the people of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Even (F)I and my father's house have sinned. 7 (G)We have acted very corruptly against you and have not kept the commandments, the statutes, and the rules (H)that you commanded your servant Moses. 8 Remember the word that you commanded your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, (I)I will scatter you among the peoples, 9 (J)but if you return to me and keep my commandments and do them, (K)though your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there I will gather them and bring them (L)to the place that I have chosen, to make my name dwell there.’ 10 (M)They are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power and by your strong hand. 11 O Lord, (N)let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name, and give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.”
Now I was (O)cupbearer to the king.
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Nehemiah 1:4-11
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4 When I heard these things, I sat down and wept.(A) For some days I mourned and fasted(B) and prayed before the God of heaven. 5 Then I said:
“Lord, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God,(C) who keeps his covenant of love(D) with those who love him and keep his commandments, 6 let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear(E) the prayer(F) your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess(G) the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father’s family, have committed against you. 7 We have acted very wickedly(H) toward you. We have not obeyed the commands, decrees and laws you gave your servant Moses.
8 “Remember(I) the instruction you gave your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter(J) you among the nations, 9 but if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled people are at the farthest horizon, I will gather(K) them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my Name.’(L)
10 “They are your servants and your people, whom you redeemed by your great strength and your mighty hand.(M) 11 Lord, let your ear be attentive(N) to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give your servant success today by granting him favor(O) in the presence of this man.”
I was cupbearer(P) to the king.
Esther 4:16
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16 “Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and do not eat or drink for (A)three days, night or day. I and my young women will also fast as you do. Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law, (B)and if I perish, I perish.”[a]
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- Esther 4:16 Hebrew if I am destroyed, then I will be destroyed
Esther 4:16
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16 “Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast(A) for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.”(B)
Ezra 9:5
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5 And at the (A)evening sacrifice I rose from my fasting, with my garment (B)and my cloak torn, and fell upon my knees (C)and spread out my hands to the Lord my God,
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Ezra 9:5
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5 Then, at the evening sacrifice,(A) I rose from my self-abasement, with my tunic and cloak torn, and fell on my knees with my hands(B) spread out to the Lord my God
James 4:8-10
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8 (A)Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. (B)Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and (C)purify your hearts, (D)you double-minded. 9 (E)Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 (F)Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
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James 4:8-10
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8 Come near to God and he will come near to you.(A) Wash your hands,(B) you sinners, and purify your hearts,(C) you double-minded.(D) 9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.(E) 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.(F)
Ezra 10:6
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6 Then Ezra withdrew (A)from before the house of God and went to the (B)chamber of (C)Jehohanan the son of (D)Eliashib, where he spent the night,[a] neither (E)eating bread nor drinking water, for he was mourning over the faithlessness of the exiles.
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- Ezra 10:6 Probable reading; Hebrew where he went
Ezra 10:6
New International Version
6 Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. While he was there, he ate no food and drank no water,(A) because he continued to mourn over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.
Ezra 8:21
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Fasting and Prayer for Protection
21 (A)Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river (B)Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, (C)to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our goods.
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Ezra 8:21
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21 There, by the Ahava Canal,(A) I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey(B) for us and our children, with all our possessions.
Daniel 6:10
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10 When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where (A)he had windows in his upper chamber open (B)toward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees (C)three times a day and prayed and (D)gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously.
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Daniel 6:10
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10 Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward(A) Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees(B) and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.(C)
Psalm 102:13-17
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13 You will (A)arise and have (B)pity on Zion;
it is the time to favor her;
(C)the appointed time has come.
14 For your servants hold her (D)stones dear
and have pity on her dust.
15 Nations will (E)fear the name of the Lord,
and all (F)the kings of the earth will fear your glory.
16 For the Lord (G)builds up Zion;
he (H)appears in his glory;
17 he (I)regards the prayer of the destitute
and does not despise their prayer.
Psalm 102:13-17
New International Version
13 You will arise(A) and have compassion(B) on Zion,
for it is time(C) to show favor(D) to her;
the appointed time(E) has come.
14 For her stones are dear to your servants;
her very dust moves them to pity.
15 The nations will fear(F) the name of the Lord,
all the kings(G) of the earth will revere your glory.
16 For the Lord will rebuild Zion(H)
and appear in his glory.(I)
17 He will respond to the prayer(J) of the destitute;
he will not despise their plea.
Acts 10:30
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30 And Cornelius said, (A)“Four days ago, about this hour, I was praying in my house at (B)the ninth hour,[a] and behold, (C)a man stood before me in bright clothing
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- Acts 10:30 That is, 3 p.m.
Acts 10:30
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30 Cornelius answered: “Three days ago I was in my house praying at this hour, at three in the afternoon. Suddenly a man in shining clothes(A) stood before me
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