Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And when straits were to him he besought the face of Jehovah his God, and he will humble himself greatly from before the God of his fathers.

New American Standard Bible

When he was in distress, he entreated the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

King James Version

And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

Holman Bible

When he was in distress, he sought the favor of Yahweh his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

International Standard Version

But when he was in trouble, he sought the face of the LORD his God, humbled himself magnificently before the God of his ancestors,

A Conservative Version

And when he was in distress, he besought LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

American Standard Version

And when he was in distress, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

Amplified

But when he was in distress, he sought the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

Bible in Basic English

And crying out to the Lord his God in his trouble, he made himself low before the God of his fathers,

Darby Translation

And when he was in affliction, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

King James 2000

And when he was in affliction, he sought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

Lexham Expanded Bible

And when he was in distress he entreated Yahweh his God and greatly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors

Modern King James verseion

And when he was in affliction, he sought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And when he was in tribulation he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself exceedingly before the God of his fathers,

NET Bible

In his pain Manasseh asked the Lord his God for mercy and truly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

New Heart English Bible

When he was in distress, he begged the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

The Emphasized Bible

But, in his distress, he appeased the face of Yahweh his God, - and humbled himself greatly, before the God of his fathers;

Webster

And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

World English Bible

When he was in distress, he begged Yahweh his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

Youngs Literal Translation

And when he is in distress he hath appeased the face of Jehovah his God, and is humbled exceedingly before the God of his fathers,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
צרר 
Tsarar 
Usage: 54

the Lord

Usage: 0

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

and humbled
כּנע 
Kana` 
Usage: 36

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

the God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

References

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Context Readings

Manasseh's Repentance

11 And Jehovah will bring upon them the chiefs of the army which were to the king of Assur, and they will take Manasseh with hooks, and they will bind him with fetters and cause him to go to Babel. 12 And when straits were to him he besought the face of Jehovah his God, and he will humble himself greatly from before the God of his fathers. 13 And he will pray to him, and he will be entreated for him, and he will hear his supplication, and he will turn him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom. And Manasseh knew that Jehovah he is God.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 32:26

And Hezekiah will humble himself for the lifting up of his heart, he and those inhabiting Jerusalem, and the wrath of Jehovah came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

Exodus 10:3

And Moses will come, and Aaron, to Pharaoh, and they will say to him, Thus said Jehovah the God of the Hebrews, Until long didst thou refuse to humble thyself from before me. Send forth my people and they shall serve me.

Leviticus 26:39-42

And they being left of you, shall pine away in their sin in the land of your enemies, and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them.

Deuteronomy 4:30-31

In straitness to thee, and all these words found thee in the last of the days, and thou didst turn to Jehovah thy God and heardest to his voice;

2 Chronicles 28:5

And Jehovah his God will give him into the hand of the king of Aram; and they will strike upon him, and they will make captives from them a great captivity, and bring to Darmesek. And also he was given into the hand of the king of Israel, and he will strike upon him a great blow.

2 Chronicles 28:22

And in the time of straits to him and he will add to transgress against Jehovah: this the king Ahaz.

2 Chronicles 33:18-19

And the rest of the words of Manasseh, and his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers speaking to him in the name of Jehovah the God of Israel, behold them upon the words of the kings of Israel.

2 Chronicles 33:23

And he was not humbled from before Jehovah as Manasseh his father humbled himself; for this Amon multiplied trespass.

Psalm 50:15

And call upon me in the day of straits: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt honor me.

Jeremiah 31:18-20

Hearing, I heard Ephraim being thrust away: Thou didst correct me, and I shall be corrected as a calf not being taught: turn me back and I shall be turned back, for thou Jehovah my God.

Hosea 5:15

I will go and turn back to my place, even till when they shall be guilty, and they sought my face: in straitness to them they will turn to me.

Micah 6:9

The voice of Jehovah will call to the city, and wisdom feared thy name: hear ye the rod, and who appointed it

Luke 15:16-18

And he eagerly desired to fill his belly with the fruits of the horntree which the swine ate: and none gave to him.

Luke 18:14-15

I say to you, this one went down to his house justified rather than that one: for every one lifting up himself shall be humbled; and he humbling himself shall be lifted up.

Acts 9:11

And the Lord to him, Having risen, go thou to the street called Straight, and seek in the house of Judas Saul by name, of Tarsus; for, behold, he prays,

James 4:10

Be ye humbled before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

1 Peter 5:5-6

Likewise, ye younger, be subjected to the elders. And all being subject to one another, be wrapped up in humility: for God opposes the proud, and gives grace to the humble.

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