45 then hear in heaven their prayer and their pleading, and maintain their cause.

46 “When they sin against You (for (A)there is no person who does not sin) and You are angry with them and turn them over to an enemy, so that [a]they take them away captive (B)to the land of the enemy, distant or near; 47 (C)if they [b]take it to heart in the land where they have been taken captive, and repent and implore Your [c]favor in the land of those who have taken them captive, saying, ‘(D)We have sinned and done wrong, we have acted wickedly’;

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 8:46 Lit their captors take them captive
  2. 1 Kings 8:47 Lit return to their heart
  3. 1 Kings 8:47 Or compassion

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