1 Kings 18:26

26And they took the bull that was given them, and they prepared it and called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice, and no one answered. And they limped around the altar that they had made.

Matthew 6:7

7And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as athe Gentiles do, for bthey think that they will be heard cfor their many words.
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