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Contemporary English Version

2 Chronicles 7:14

If my own people will humbly pray and turn back to me and stop sinning, then I will answer them from heaven. I will forgive them and make their land fertile once again.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Adoption;   Afflictions and Adversities;   Chastisement;   God;   God Continued...;   Humiliation and Self-Affliction;   Nation;   Prayer;   Rain;   Repentance;   Solomon;   Thompson Chain Reference - God's;   Penitence-Impenitence;   Prayer;   Promises, Divine;   Repentance;   Seekers;   The Topic Concordance - Calling;   Forgiveness;   Healing;   Hearing;   Humbleness;   Prayer;   Seeking;   Turning;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Afflictions Made Beneficial;   Backsliding;   Heaven;   Humility;   Judgments;   Locust, the;   Pardon;   Prayer;   Prayer, Answers to;   Prayer, Public;   Repentance;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Humility;   Nature;   Repentance;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Forgiveness;   Humility;   Presence of God;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Prayer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hope;   Humility;   Temple of Jerusalem;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Forgiveness;   Solomon;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Heal;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Heal;   Humility;   Name;   Trinity;   Way;  

Devotionals:

- Faith's Checkbook - Devotion for October 13;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and my people, who bear 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.
Hebrew Names 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.
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.
English Standard Version
if my people who are called by my name 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 heal their land.
New Century Version
Then if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, if they will pray and seek me and stop their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven. I will forgive their sin, and I will heal their land.
New English Translation
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.
Amplified Bible
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.
New American Standard Bible
and My people who are called by My name humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I 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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
If my people, among whome my Name is called vpon, doe humble them selues, and praye, and seeke my presence, and turne from their wicked wayes, then will I heare in heauen, and be mercifull to their sinne, & wil heale their land:
Legacy Standard Bible
and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their evil ways, then I will listen from heaven, I will forgive their sin, and I will heal their land.
Berean Standard Bible
and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
Complete Jewish Bible
then, if my people, who bear my name, will humble themselves, pray, seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin and heal 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.
Easy-to-Read Version
and if my people who are called by my name become humble and pray, and look for me, and turn away from their evil ways, then I will hear them from heaven. I will forgive their sin and heal their land.
George Lamsa Translation
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 sins and will heal their land.
Good News Translation
if they pray to me and repent and turn away from the evil they have been doing, then I will hear them in heaven, forgive their sins, and make their land prosperous again.
Lexham English 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.
Literal Translation
and My people, on whom My name is called, shall be humbled, and shall pray, and shall seek My face, and shall turn back from their evil ways, then I will hear from Heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
to humble my people, which is named after my name: and yf they praye, and seke my face, and turne from their euell wayes, the wyl I heare them from heauen, and wyll forgeue their sinne, and heale their londe.
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.
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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And if they that are of my people, among whom my name is called vpon, do humble them selues, and make intercession, and seke my presence, and turne from their wicked wayes: then will I heare from heauen, and be mercifull to their sinne, and will heale their lande.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
if My people, upon whom My name is called, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their evil ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
King James Version (1611)
If my people which are called by my Name, shall humble themselues and pray, and seeke my face, and turne from their wicked wayes: then will I heare from heauen, and will forgiue their sinne, and will heale their land.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
then if my people, on whom my name is called, should repent, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their evil ways, I also will hear from heaven, and I will be merciful to their sins, and I will heal their land.
English Revised 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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
forsothe if my puple is conuertid, on whiche my name is clepid, and if it bisechith me, and sekith my face, and doith penaunce of hise werste weies, Y schal here fro heuene, and Y schal be merciful to the synnes of hem, and Y schal heele the lond of hem.
Update Bible 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.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
New King James Version
if My people who are called by My name will 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 heal their land.
New Living Translation
Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.
New Life Bible
if My people who are called by My name put away their pride and pray, and look for My face, and turn from their sinful ways, then I will hear from heaven. I will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
New Revised Standard
if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
J.B. Rotherham 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.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And my people, upon whom my name is called, being converted, shall make supplication to me, and seek out my face, and do penance for their most wicked ways: then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sins and will heal their land.
Revised Standard Version
if my people who are called by my name 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 heal their land.
Young's 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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

Contextual Overview

12 Some time later, the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream and said: I heard your prayer, and I have chosen this temple as the place where sacrifices will be offered to me. 13 Suppose I hold back the rain or send locusts to eat the crops or make my people suffer with deadly diseases. 14 If my own people will humbly pray and turn back to me and stop sinning, then I will answer them from heaven. I will forgive them and make their land fertile once again. 15 I will hear the prayers made in this temple, 16 because it belongs to me, and this is where I will be worshiped forever. I will never stop watching over it. 17 Your father David obeyed me, and now, Solomon, you must do the same. Obey my laws and teachings, 18 and I will keep my solemn promise to him that someone from your family will always be king of Israel. 19 But if you or any of the people of Israel disobey my laws or start worshiping foreign gods, 20 I will pull you out of this land I gave you. I will desert this temple where I said I would be worshiped, so that people everywhere will think it is only a joke and will make fun of it. 21 This temple is now magnificent. But when these things happen, everyone who walks by it will be shocked and will ask, "Why did the Lord do such a terrible thing to his people and to this temple?"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

my people: Isaiah 63:19

which are called by my name: Heb. upon whom my name is called

humble: 2 Chronicles 6:37-39, 2 Chronicles 33:12, 2 Chronicles 33:13, 2 Chronicles 33:18, 2 Chronicles 33:19, Leviticus 26:40, Leviticus 26:41, Deuteronomy 4:29, Deuteronomy 4:30, Deuteronomy 30:1-6, Ezekiel 33:11, James 4:9, James 4:10

and pray: Acts 9:11

seek my face: Isaiah 45:19, Lamentations 3:40, Lamentations 3:41

turn from: Proverbs 28:13, Isaiah 55:6, Isaiah 55:7, Isaiah 59:20, Ezekiel 18:27-30

will I hear: 2 Chronicles 6:27, 2 Chronicles 6:30, 2 Chronicles 6:39

heal their land: Psalms 60:2, Jeremiah 8:22, Jeremiah 33:6, Jeremiah 51:9

Reciprocal: Genesis 48:16 - my name Exodus 10:3 - humble Numbers 6:27 - put my Deuteronomy 28:10 - called Judges 10:16 - they put 1 Kings 8:30 - forgive 2 Chronicles 30:9 - if ye turn Ezekiel 33:12 - as for Daniel 9:4 - made Hosea 5:15 - till Joel 2:12 - turn Amos 4:7 - I have Matthew 5:3 - the poor

Cross-References

Genesis 7:2
Take seven pairs of every kind of animal that can be used for sacrifice and one pair of all others.
Genesis 7:3
Also take seven pairs of every kind of bird with you. Do this so there will always be animals and birds on the earth.
Genesis 7:8
He obeyed God and took a male and a female of each kind of animal and bird into the boat with him.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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