<p class="bodytext">&#8220;The time will come when the land suffers from a famine, a plague, blight, and disease, or a locust<n id="1" /> invasion, or when their enemy lays siege to the cities of the land,<n id="2" /> or when some other type of plague or epidemic occurs.

He built altars in the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple, about which the <sc>Lordsc> had said, &#8220;Jerusalem will be my permanent home.&#8221;<n id="1" />

When<n id="1" /> I close up the sky<n id="2" /> so that it doesn&#8217;t rain, or command locusts to devour the land&#8217;s vegetation,<n id="3" /> or send a plague among my people,

you are granted wisdom and discernment.<n id="1" /> Furthermore I am giving you riches, wealth, and honor surpassing that of any king before or after you.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;The time will come when<n id="1" /> the skies<n id="2" /> are shut up tightly and no rain falls because your people<n id="3" /> sinned against you. When they direct their prayers toward this place, renew their allegiance to you,<n id="4" /> and turn away from their sin because you punish<n id="5" /> them,

When all your people Israel pray and ask for help,<n id="1" /> as they acknowledge their intense pain<n id="2" /> and spread out their hands toward this temple,