Parallel Verses
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.
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 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
If I shut up the heavens that there be no rain or if I command the locusts to devour the land or if I send pestilence among my people;
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Names
Cross References
2 Chronicles 6:37-39
and they come into their right mind in the land where they are carried captive, if they convert and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done iniquity and have dealt wickedly,
James 4:9-10
Be afflicted and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to heaviness.
Leviticus 26:40-41
And they shall confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers for their trespass which they trespassed against me and that also they have walked contrary unto me,
Deuteronomy 4:29-30
But if from there, thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
Deuteronomy 30:1-6
And it shall come to pass when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse which I have set before thee, and thou shalt return unto thy heart among all the Gentiles, where the LORD thy God shall have driven thee,
2 Chronicles 6:27
thou shalt hear them from heaven and forgive the sin of thy slaves and of thy people Israel, and thou shalt teach them the good way, that they may walk therein, and send rain upon thy land which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance.
2 Chronicles 6:30
thou shalt hear from the heavens, from the place of thy habitation, and forgive and render unto each one according to his ways, having known his heart (for thou only knowest the hearts of the sons of men),
2 Chronicles 33:12-13
And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
2 Chronicles 33:18-19
Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God and the words of the seers that spoke to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, behold, they are written in the acts of the kings of Israel.
Psalm 60:2
Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it; heal its breaches, for it shakes.
Proverbs 28:13
He that covers his sins shall not prosper, but whosoever confesses and forsakes them shall attain mercy.
Isaiah 45:19
I have not spoken in secret in a dark place of the earth. Not without substance did I say unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me; I am the LORD who speaks righteousness, who declares things that are right.
Isaiah 55:6-7
Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near:
Isaiah 59:20
And the Redeemer shall come to Zion and unto those that turn from the rebellion in Jacob, said the LORD.
Isaiah 63:19
We have been like those over whom thou didst never rule, who were never called by thy name.
Jeremiah 8:22
Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? Why then was there no medicine for the daughter of my people?
Jeremiah 33:6
behold, I will bring her healing and medicine, and I will cure them and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
Jeremiah 51:9
We applied the medicine to Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go each one into his own land; for her judgment is come unto heaven and is lifted up even to the clouds.
Lamentations 3:40-41
Nun Let us search out our ways, and seek, and turn again to the LORD.
Ezekiel 18:27-30
Again, when the wicked man leaves his wickedness that he has committed and lives according to judgment and righteousness, he shall cause his soul to live.
Acts 9:11
And the Lord said unto him, Arise and go into the street which is called Straight and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus; for, behold, he prays
Ezekiel 33:11
Say unto them, As I live, said the Lord GOD, I do not desire the death of the wicked but that the wicked turn from his way and that he live; turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?