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2 Chronicles 6:29-31
New English Translation
2 Chronicles 6:29-31
New English Translation
29 When all your people Israel pray and ask for help,[a] as they acknowledge their intense pain[b] and spread out their hands toward this temple, 30 then listen from your heavenly dwelling place, forgive their sin,[c] and act favorably toward each one based on your evaluation of their motives.[d] (Indeed you are the only one who can correctly evaluate the motives of all people.)[e] 31 Then they will honor[f] you by obeying you[g] throughout their lifetimes as[h] they live on the land you gave to our ancestors.
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- 2 Chronicles 6:29 tn Heb “every prayer, every request for help which will be to all the people, to all your people Israel.”
- 2 Chronicles 6:29 tn Heb “which they know, each his pain and his affliction.”
- 2 Chronicles 6:30 tn The words “their sin” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied for clarification.
- 2 Chronicles 6:30 tn Heb “and give to each one according to all his ways because you know his heart.” In the Hebrew text vv. 28-30a actually contain one lengthy conditional sentence, which the translation has divided up for stylistic reasons.
- 2 Chronicles 6:30 tn Heb “Indeed you know, you alone, the heart of the sons of mankind.”
- 2 Chronicles 6:31 tn Heb “fear.”
- 2 Chronicles 6:31 tn Heb “by walking in your ways.”
- 2 Chronicles 6:31 tn Heb “all the days [in] which.”
2 Chronicles 6:29-31
New International Version
2 Chronicles 6:29-31
New International Version
29 and when a prayer or plea is made by anyone among your people Israel—being aware of their afflictions and pains, and spreading out their hands toward this temple— 30 then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive,(A) and deal with everyone according to all they do, since you know their hearts (for you alone know the human heart),(B) 31 so that they will fear you(C) and walk in obedience to you all the time they live in the land you gave our ancestors.
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