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1 Kings 8:48

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46 When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near,

47 and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’

and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray to You in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name,

49 then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, and may You uphold their cause.

50 May You forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all the transgressions they have committed against You, and may You grant them compassion in the eyes of their captors to show them mercy.

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BSB
and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray to You in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name,
KJV
And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:
WEB
if they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who carried them captive, and pray to you toward their land which you gave to their fathers, the city which you have chosen and the house which I have built for your name,
ASV
if they return unto thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:
DARBY
and if they return unto thee with all their heart and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies who led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city that thou hast chosen, and the house that I have built unto thy name;
BLB
and they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who led them away captive, and they pray to You toward their land that You gave to their fathers, the city that You have chosen, and the house that I have built for Your name,
ÅB
og de omvender seg til deg av alt sitt hjerte og av all sin sjel i sine fienders land, blant dem som har ført dem i fangenskap, og de ber til deg, vendt mot sitt land, som du har gitt deres fedre, og mot den stad du har utvalgt, og det hus jeg har bygget for ditt navn,
OTB
hvis de vender tilbake til Deg med hele sitt hjerte og hele sin sjel i fiendens land som har bortført dem, og ber til Deg mot sitt land som Du har gitt til deres fedre, byen som Du har valgt, og huset som jeg har bygget for Ditt navn,
B1930
og de omvender sig til dig av alt sitt hjerte og av all sin sjel i sine fienders land, blandt dem som har ført dem i fangenskap, og de beder til dig, vendt mot sitt land, som du har gitt deres fedre, og mot den stad du har utvalgt, og det hus jeg har bygget for ditt navn,

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  • Daniel 6:10

    Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:29

    But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

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  • Jeremiah 29:12–14

    Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

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  • Jonah 2:4

    At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’

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  • Nehemiah 1:9

    but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’

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  • 1 Samuel 7:3–4

    Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”

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  • Psalms 119:10

    With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.

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  • Hosea 14:1–2

    Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity.

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