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2 Chronicles 6:38

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36 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;

37 Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;

If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:

39 Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee.

40 Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.

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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 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
If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward 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 captivity, where they have been taken captive, and pray toward their land which you gave to their fathers, and the city which you have chosen, and toward 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 captivity, whither they have carried them captive, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and the city which thou hast chosen, and toward 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 captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land which thou gavest unto their fathers, and 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 captivity where they have been carried captive, and they pray toward their land that You gave to their fathers, and the city that You have chosen, and toward 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 det land som de er bortført til og holdes fanget i, og de ber, vendt mot sitt land, som du har gitt deres fedre, og den stad du har utvalgt, og det hus jeg har bygget for ditt navn,
OTB
hvis de vender tilbake til Deg av hele sitt hjerte og med hele sin sjel i fangenskapens land, hvor de har blitt tatt til fange, og ber mot sitt land som Du har gitt til deres fedre, og byen som Du har valgt, og mot 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 det land som de er bortført til og holdes fanget i, og de beder, vendt mot sitt land, som du har gitt deres fedre, og den stad du har utvalgt, og det hus jeg har bygget for ditt navn,

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  • Joel 2:12–13

    Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:

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  • Deuteronomy 30:2–6

    And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;

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  • 2 Chronicles 33:11–13

    Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

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  • 2 Chronicles 6:34

    If thy people go out to war against their enemies by the way that thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name;

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  • Daniel 9:3–4

    And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

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  • Daniel 6:10

    Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

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  • Hosea 14:1–4

    O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.

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  • Jeremiah 29:12–14

    Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

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