45 Hear thou then in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and [a]judge their cause.

46 If they sin against thee, ((A)for there is no man that sinneth not) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them unto the enemies, so that they carry them away prisoners unto the land of the enemies, either far or near,

47 Yet [b]if they turn again unto their heart in the land (to the which they be carried away captives) and return and pray unto thee [c]in the land of them that carried them away captives, saying, We have sinned, we have transgressed, and done wickedly,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 8:45 Or, maintain their right.
  2. 1 Kings 8:47 Or, if they repent.
  3. 1 Kings 8:47 Though the Temple was the chief place of prayer, yet he secludeth not them, that being let with necessity call upon him in other places.

45 then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.(A)

46 “When they sin against you—for there is no one who does not sin(B)—and you become angry with them and give them over to their enemies, who take them captive(C) to their own lands, far away or near; 47 and if they have a change of heart in the land where they are held captive, and repent and plead(D) with you in the land of their captors and say, ‘We have sinned, we have done wrong, we have acted wickedly’;(E)

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