The people cried out to Moses. Then he prayed to the Lord. And the fire died down.

百姓向摩西哀求，摩西祈求耶和华，火就熄了。

百姓向摩西哀求，摩西祈求耶和华，火就熄了。

百姓向摩西哀求，摩西祈求耶和华，火就熄了。

民众呼求摩西，摩西便向耶和华祷告，火就熄了。

人民向摩西呼求，摩西恳求耶和华，火就熄了，

百姓向摩西哀求，摩西祈求耶和華，火就熄了。

百姓向摩西哀求，摩西祈求耶和華，火就熄了。

百姓向摩西哀求，摩西祈求耶和華，火就熄了。

民眾呼求摩西，摩西便向耶和華禱告，火就熄了。

人民向摩西呼求，摩西懇求耶和華，火就熄了，

人民向摩西哀叫，摩西禱告永恆主，火就熄了。

民籲摩西、摩西禱於耶和華、火燄隨熄、

民呼摩西、摩西禱於耶和華、火燄隨熄。

民向摩西呼救、摩西祈禱主、火遂息滅、

When the people cried out to Moses, he prayed to the Lord and the fire died down.

Then the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire died down.

Then the people screamed to Moses for help, and when he prayed to the Lord, the fire stopped.

Then the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down.

The people then cried out to Moses; and Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire died out.

Then the people cried out to Moses, and when Moses prayed to the Lord, the fire was quenched.

And the people cried unto Moses; and Moses prayed unto Jehovah, and the fire abated.

Then the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the Lord, and the fire died down.

And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.

When the people cried to Moses, he prayed to the LORD, and the fire died out.

The people cried to Moses; and Moses prayed to Yahweh, and the fire abated.

The others came to Moses. They said,“ We sinned when we spoke against the Lord and against you. Pray that the Lord will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses prayed for the people.

“ Get away from these people. Then I can put an end to all of them at once.” And Moses and Aaron fell with their faces to the ground.Moses said to Aaron,“ Take your incense cup. Put incense in it. And put burning coals from the altar in it. Then hurry to the people and pay for their sin. The Lord has begun to show his anger. The plague has started.”So Aaron did as Moses said. He ran in among the people. The plague had already started among them. But Aaron offered the incense and paid for their sin.He stood between those alive and those dead. And the plague stopped.

So confess your sins to one another. Pray for one another so that you might be healed. The prayer of a godly person is powerful. Things happen because of it.

So Moses went back to the Lord. He said,“ These people have committed a terrible sin. They have made a god out of gold for themselves.Now please forgive their sin. But if you won’t, then erase my name out of the book you have written.”

But King Zedekiah sent Jehukal to Jeremiah the prophet. Zedekiah sent Zephaniah the priest along with him. Jehukal was the son of Shelemiah. Zephaniah was the son of Maaseiah. Jehukal and Zephaniah brought the king’s message to Jeremiah. It said,“ Please pray to the Lord our God for us.”

Now leave me alone. I will destroy them because of my great anger. Then I will make you into a great nation.”But Moses asked the Lord his God to have mercy on the people.“ Lord,” he said,“ why should you destroy your people in anger? You used your great power and mighty hand to bring them out of Egypt.Why should the Egyptians say,‘ He brought them out to hurt them. He wanted to kill them in the mountains. He wanted to wipe them off the face of the earth’? Turn away from your great anger. Please take pity on your people. Don’t destroy them!Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Israel. You made a promise to them in your own name. You said,‘ I will make your children after you as many as the stars in the sky. I will give them all this land I promised them. It will belong to them forever.’ ”Then the Lord took pity on his people. He didn’t destroy them as he had said he would.

“ Lord,” he said,“ if you are pleased with me, then go with us. Even though these people are stubborn, forgive the evil things we have done. Forgive our sin. And accept us as your people.”

Then the Lord said to me,“ Suppose Moses and Samuel were standing in front of me. Even then my heart would not feel sorry for these people. Send them away from me! Let them go!

The locusts stripped the land clean. Then I cried out,“ Lord and King, forgive Israel! How can Jacob’s people continue? They are such a weak nation!”So the Lord had pity on them.“ I will let them continue for now,” he said.The Lord and King gave me a second vision. He was using fire to punish his people. It dried up the deep waters. It burned the land up.Then I cried out,“ Lord and King, please stop! How can Jacob’s people continue? They are such a weak nation!”So the Lord had pity on them.“ I will let them continue for now,” the Lord and King said.

My dear children, I’m writing this to you so that you will not sin. But suppose someone does sin. Then we have a friend who speaks to the Father for us. He is Jesus Christ, the Blameless One.He gave his life to pay for our sins. But he not only paid for our sins. He also paid for the sins of the whole world.

A high priest like that really meets our need. He is holy, pure and without blame. He isn’t like other people. He does not sin. He is lifted high above the heavens.

Then Simon answered,“ Pray to the Lord for me. Pray that nothing you have said will happen to me.”

All of them said to Jeremiah the prophet,“ Please listen to our appeal. Pray to the Lord your God. Pray for all of us who are left here. Once there were many of us. But as you can see, only a few of us are left now.

I was afraid of the Lord’ s great anger. He was so angry with you he wanted to destroy you. But the Lord listened to me again.And he was so angry with Aaron he wanted to destroy him too. But at that time I prayed for Aaron.

Perhaps the Lord your God will hear everything the field commander has said. His master, the king of Assyria, has sent him to make fun of the living God. Maybe the Lord your God will punish him for what he has heard him say. So pray for the remaining people who are still alive here.’ ”

Moses said to the Lord,“ Then the Egyptians will hear about it. You used your power to bring these people up from among them.And the Egyptians will tell the people who live in Canaan about it. Lord, they have already heard a lot about you. They’ve heard that you are with these people. They’ve heard that you have been seen face to face. They’ve been told that your cloud stays over them. They’ve heard that you go in front of them in a pillar of cloud by day. They’ve been told that you go in front of them in a pillar of fire at night.Suppose you put all these people to death and leave none alive. Then the nations who have heard these things about you will talk. They’ll say,‘ The Lord promised to give these people the land of Canaan. But he wasn’t able to bring them into it. So he killed them in the desert.’“ Now, Lord, show your strength. You have said,‘ I am the Lord. I am slow to get angry. I am full of love. I forgive those who sin. I forgive those who refuse to obey. But I do not let guilty people go without punishing them. I cause the sin of the parents to affect their children, grandchildren and great- grandchildren.’Lord, your love is great. So forgive the sin of these people. Forgive them just as you have done from the time they left Egypt until now.”The Lord replied,“ I have forgiven them, just as you asked.

Then Abraham came up to him. He said,“ Will you sweep away godly people along with those who are evil?What if there are 50 godly people in the city? Will you really sweep it away? Won’t you spare the place because of the 50 godly people in it?You would never kill godly people along with those who are evil, would you? Would you treat them all alike? You would never do anything like that! Won’t the Judge of the whole earth do what is right?”The Lord said,“ If I find 50 godly people in the city of Sodom, I will spare it. I will spare the whole place because of them.”Then Abraham spoke up again. He said,“ I have been very bold to speak to the Lord. After all, I’m only dust and ashes.What if the number of godly people is five fewer than 50? Will you destroy the whole city because there are five fewer people?”“ If I find 45 there,” he said,“ I will not destroy it.”Once again Abraham spoke to him. He asked,“ What if only 40 are found there?” He said,“ If there are 40, I will not do it.”Then Abraham said,“ Lord, please don’t be angry with me. Let me speak. What if only 30 can be found there?” He answered,“ If I find 30, I will not do it.”Abraham said,“ I have been very bold to speak to the Lord. What if only 20 can be found there?” He said,“ If I find 20, I will not destroy it.”Then he said,“ Lord, please don’t be angry with me. Let me speak just one more time. What if only ten can be found there?” He answered,“ If I find ten, I will not destroy it.”When the Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, he left. And Abraham returned home.

So he said he would destroy them. But Moses, his chosen one, stood up for them. He kept God’s anger from destroying them.

Every time God killed some of them, the others would seek him. They gladly turned back to him again.They remembered that God was their Rock. They remembered that God Most High had set them free.