2 Chronicles 33:12 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 While he was in distress, he entreated the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. American Standard Version (1901) And when he was in distress, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. Common English Bible During his distress, Manasseh made peace with the LORD his God, truly submitting himself to the God of his ancestors. Catholic Public Domain Version And after this, being in great anguish, he prayed to the Lord his God. And he did penance greatly before the God of his fathers. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And after that he was in distress he prayed to the Lord his God: and did penance exceedingly before the God of his fathers. |
When the Lord saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance, and my wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
but when in their distress they turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.
In the time of his distress he became yet more faithless to the Lord—this same King Ahaz.
Therefore the Lord his God gave him into the hand of the king of Aram, who defeated him and took captive a great number of his people and brought them to Damascus. He was also given into the hand of the king of Israel, who defeated him with great slaughter.
Then Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
He did not humble himself before the Lord, as his father Manasseh had humbled himself, but this Amon incurred more and more guilt.
because your heart was penitent and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and its inhabitants, and you have humbled yourself before me and have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, says the Lord.
Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.
Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications!
Call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.”
So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews: How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so that they may serve me.
Say to the king and the queen mother: “Take a lowly seat, for your beautiful crown has come down from your head.”
It may be that their plea will come before the Lord and that all of them will turn from their evil ways, for great is the anger and wrath that the Lord has pronounced against this people.”
At that time my reason returned to me, and my majesty and splendor were restored to me for the glory of my kingdom. My counselors and my lords sought me out, I was reestablished over my kingdom, and still more greatness was added to me.
I will return again to my place until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face. In their distress they will beg my favor:
saying, “I called to the Lord out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice.
The voice of the Lord cries to the city (and he shall save those who fear his name): Hear, O tribe and assembly of the city!
The Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul. At this moment he is praying,