47 (A)if they [a]take it to heart in the land where they have been taken captive, and repent and implore Your [b]favor in the land of those who have taken them captive, saying, ‘(B)We have sinned and done wrong, we have acted wickedly’; 48 (C)if they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who have taken them captive, and (D)pray to You toward their land which You have given to their fathers, the city which You have chosen, and the house which I have built for Your name; 49 then hear their prayer and their pleading in heaven, Your dwelling place, and maintain their cause,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 8:47 Lit return to their heart
  2. 1 Kings 8:47 Or compassion

47 and if they have a change of heart in the land where they are held captive, and repent and plead(A) with you in the land of their captors and say, ‘We have sinned, we have done wrong, we have acted wickedly’;(B) 48 and if they turn back(C) to you with all their heart(D) and soul in the land of their enemies who took them captive, and pray(E) to you toward the land you gave their ancestors, toward the city you have chosen and the temple(F) I have built for your Name;(G) 49 then from heaven, your dwelling place, hear their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.

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