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2 Chronicles 7:15

PrayerGod's presence

13 If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people,

14 and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.

16 For I have now chosen and consecrated this temple so that My Name may be there forever. My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.

17 And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances,

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BSB
Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.
KJV
Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
WEB
Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to prayer that is made in this place.
ASV
Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent, unto the prayer that is made in this place.
DARBY
Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attentive to the prayer [made] in this place;
BLB
Now My eyes will be open, and My ears attentive, to the prayer in this place.
ÅB
Nå skal mine øyne være åpnet og mine ører merke på den bønn som bedes på dette sted.
OTB
Fra nå av skal mine øyne være åpne og mine ører oppmerksomme på bønnene som blir gjort på dette stedet.
B1930
Nu skal mine øine være oplatt og mine ører merke på den bønn som bedes på dette sted.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Peter 3:12

    For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

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  • 2 Chronicles 6:40

    Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.

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  • Nehemiah 1:6

    let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned.

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  • 2 Chronicles 6:20

    May Your eyes be open toward this temple day and night, toward the place where You said You would put Your Name, so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place.

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  • Deuteronomy 11:12

    It is a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning to the end of the year.

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  • Psalms 65:2

    O You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.

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  • Psalms 130:2

    O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.

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