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And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
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Genesis 18:30
Then he said, “Let the Lord not be angry, and I will speak further. Suppose 30 are found there?”
He answered, “I will not do it if I find 30 there.”
He answered, “I will not do it if I find 30 there.”
Ezra 9:6
And I said:
My God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face toward You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads and our guilt is as high as the heavens.
My God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face toward You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads and our guilt is as high as the heavens.
Job 42:6 Therefore I take back my words
and repent in dust and ashes.
and repent in dust and ashes.
Isaiah 6:5
Then I said:
Woe is me for I am ruined
because I am a man of unclean lips
and live among a people of unclean lips,
and because my eyes have seen the King,
the Lord of Hosts.
because I am a man of unclean lips
and live among a people of unclean lips,
and because my eyes have seen the King,
the Lord of Hosts.
Luke 18:1
He then told them a parable on the need for them to pray always and not become discouraged:
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Genesis 18:31
Then he said, “Since I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose 20 are found there?”
He replied, “I will not destroy it on account of 20.”
He replied, “I will not destroy it on account of 20.”