‘Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
‘Yet I will rejoice in the Lᴏʀᴅ, I will joy in the God of my salvation.’
—Habakkuk 3:17 & 18

‘As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?’
—As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

‘I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
‘And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.’
—John 11:42 & 43

‘Whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.’
—1 John 3:22

‘And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
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‘Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.’
—Acts 10:31 & 33

‘The angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.’
—Luke 1:13

‘Thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
‘thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;’
—Luke 1:76 & 77

‘ Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.’
— Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.

‘The Lᴏʀᴅ said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.’
—1 Kings 9:3

‘Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the Lord.’
—2 Kings 20:5