⁴³ And he said to his servant, Go now, and take a look in the direction of the sea. And he went up, and after looking said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times; and he went seven times.

²⁶ And he said to him, Let me go now, for the dawn is near. But Jacob said, I will not let you go till you have given me your blessing.

³ My voice will come to you in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I send my prayer to you, and keep watch.

³ For the vision is still for the fixed time, and it is moving quickly to the end, and it will not be false: even if it is slow in coming, go on waiting for it; because it will certainly come, it will not be kept back.

¹ And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;

⁷ And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?

¹⁸ With prayers and deep desires, making requests at all times in the Spirit, and keeping watch, with strong purpose, in prayer for all the saints,

³⁶ For, having done what was right in God's eyes, you have need of waiting before his word has effect for you.

³⁷ In a very little time he who is coming will come; he will not be slow.