1 Kings 8:45-47

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

⁴⁵ And then hear thou in heaven their prayers, and their supplications, and do judgment for them.

⁴⁶ But if they sin against thee (for there is no man who sinneth not) and thou being angry deliver them up to their enemies, so that they be led away captives into the land of their enemies far or near;

⁴⁷ Then if they do penance in their heart in the place of captivity, and being converted make supplication to thee in their captivity, saying: We have sinned, we have done unjustly, we have committed wickedness: