Parallel Verses
NET Bible
if my people, who belong to me, humble themselves, pray, seek to please me, and repudiate their sinful practices, then I will respond from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Holman Bible
and My people who are called by My name humble themselves, pray and seek My face, and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
International Standard Version
when my people humble themselves the ones who are called by my name and pray, seek me, and turn away from their evil practices, I myself will listen from heaven, I will pardon their sins, and I will restore their land.
A Conservative Version
if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
American Standard Version
if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Amplified
and My people, who are called by My Name, humble themselves, and pray and seek (crave, require as a necessity) My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear [them] from heaven, and forgive their sin and heal their land.
Bible in Basic English
If my people, on whom my name is named, make themselves low and come to me in prayer, searching for me and turning from their evil ways; then I will give ear from heaven, overlooking their sin, and will give life again to their land.
Darby Translation
and my people, who are called by my name, humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from the heavens, and forgive their sin, and heal their land.
Julia Smith Translation
And if my people which my name was called upon them shall be humbled and pray and seek my face, and turn back from their evil ways; and I will hear from the heavens and forgive to their sin, and I will heal their land.
King James 2000
If my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[then if] my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and will pray and will seek my face and will turn from their evil ways, then I myself shall hear from the heavens and will forgive their sins and heal their land.
Modern King James verseion
if My people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Yet if my people that are named after my name, shall humble themselves and pray and seek my presence, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and be merciful to their sins, and will heal their land.
New Heart English Bible
if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
The Emphasized Bible
if my people upon whom my Name is called shall humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will, I myself, hear out of the heavens, and forgive their sin, and heal their land.
Webster
If my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
World English Bible
if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Youngs Literal Translation
and My people on whom My name is called be humbled, and pray, and seek My face, and turn back from their evil ways, then I -- I hear from the heavens, and forgive their sin, and heal their land.
Themes
Afflictions made beneficial » In humbling us
Backsliding » Pardon of, promised
Forgiveness » Who shall be forgiven
God » To believers » To seekers
God's Promises » Death of seed of » To seekers
Heaven » God » Answers his people from
Humbleness » The reward for humbling yourself
Humiliation and self-affliction » Encouraged
Humility » Temporal judgments averted by
Judgments » May be averted by » Humiliation
Judgments » May be averted by » Prayer
Locusts » The jews » Promised deliverance from the plague of, on humiliation, &c
Nation » National adversity, prayer in
Pardon » Encouragement to pray for
Prayer » Should be offered up » With humility
Prayer » Conditions for successful » Contrition
Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Return to God
Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Humble themselves
public Prayer » God promises to hear
Rain » Answer to prayer for, promised
Repentance » Should be accompanied by » Humility
Repentance » Condition of God's favor
Solomon » Covenant renewed in a vision after the dedication of the temple
Interlinear
Qara'
Baqash
Paniym
Shuwb
Ra`
Shama`
Chatta'ah
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 7:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Charge To Solomon
13 When I close up the sky so that it doesn't rain, or command locusts to devour the land's vegetation, or send a plague among my people, 14 if my people, who belong to me, humble themselves, pray, seek to please me, and repudiate their sinful practices, then I will respond from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. 15 Now I will be attentive and responsive to the prayers offered in this place.
Names
Cross References
2 Chronicles 6:37-39
When your people come to their senses in the land where they are held prisoner, they will repent and beg for your mercy in the land of their imprisonment, admitting, 'We have sinned and gone astray, we have done evil!'
James 4:9-10
Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter into mourning and your joy into despair.
Leviticus 26:40-41
However, when they confess their iniquity and their ancestors' iniquity which they committed by trespassing against me, by which they also walked in hostility against me
Deuteronomy 4:29-30
But if you seek the Lord your God from there, you will find him, if, indeed, you seek him with all your heart and soul.
Deuteronomy 30:1-6
"When you have experienced all these things, both the blessings and the curses I have set before you, you will reflect upon them in all the nations where the Lord your God has banished you.
2 Chronicles 6:27
then listen from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Certainly you will then teach them the right way to live and send rain on your land that you have given your people to possess.
2 Chronicles 6:30
then listen from your heavenly dwelling place, forgive their sin, and act favorably toward each one based on your evaluation of their motives. (Indeed you are the only one who can correctly evaluate the motives of all people.)
2 Chronicles 33:12-13
In his pain Manasseh asked the Lord his God for mercy and truly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.
2 Chronicles 33:18-19
The rest of the events of Manasseh's reign, including his prayer to his God and the words the prophets spoke to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, are recorded in the Annals of the Kings of Israel.
Psalm 60:2
You made the earth quake; you split it open. Repair its breaches, for it is ready to fall.
Proverbs 28:13
The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.
Isaiah 45:19
I have not spoken in secret, in some hidden place. I did not tell Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in vain!' I am the Lord, the one who speaks honestly, who makes reliable announcements.
Isaiah 55:6-7
Seek the Lord while he makes himself available; call to him while he is nearby!
Isaiah 59:20
"A protector comes to Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their rebellious deeds," says the Lord.
Isaiah 63:19
We existed from ancient times, but you did not rule over them, they were not your subjects.
Jeremiah 8:22
There is still medicinal ointment available in Gilead! There is still a physician there! Why then have my dear people not been restored to health?
Jeremiah 33:6
But I will most surely heal the wounds of this city and restore it and its people to health. I will show them abundant peace and security.
Jeremiah 51:9
Foreigners living there will say, 'We tried to heal her, but she could not be healed. Let's leave Babylonia and each go back to his own country. For judgment on her will be vast in its proportions. It will be like it is piled up to heaven, stacked up into the clouds.'
Lamentations 3:40-41
(Nun) Let us carefully examine our ways, and let us return to the Lord.
Ezekiel 18:27-30
When a wicked person turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will preserve his life.
Acts 9:11
Then the Lord told him, "Get up and go to the street called 'Straight,' and at Judas' house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying,
Ezekiel 33:11
Say to them, 'As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but prefer that the wicked change his behavior and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil deeds! Why should you die, O house of Israel?'