you have wrapped yourself with a cloud so that no prayer can pass through.
though I call and cry for help, he shuts out my prayer;
“As I called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear,” says the Lord of hosts,
Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
Then the Lord said to me, “Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my heart would not turn toward this people. Send them out of my sight, and let them go!
The Lord said to me: “Do not pray for the welfare of this people.
O Lord God of hosts, how long will you be angry with your people's prayers?
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