His prayeralso and [how God] was entreatedby him, and allhis sin,his unfaithfulness,and the siteson whichhe builthighplacesand erectedthe Asherimand the carvedimages,beforehe humbledhimself, behold,they are writtenin the recordsof the Hozai.
Neverthelesssomemenof Asher,Manassehand Zebulunhumbledthemselves and cameto Jerusalem.
So Manassehsleptwith his fathers,and they buriedhim in his own house.And Amonhis sonbecamekingin his place.
Moreover, he did not humblehimself beforethe LORDas his fatherManassehhad done,but Amonmultipliedguilt.
He didevilin the sightof the LORDhis God;he did not humblehimself beforeJeremiahthe prophetwho spokefor the LORD.
BeforeI was afflictedI wentastray,But nowI keepYour word.
It is goodfor me that I was afflicted,That I may learnYour statutes.
I know,O LORD,that Your judgmentsare righteous,And that in faithfulnessYou have afflictedme.
"But [rather], you are to teardowntheir altarsand smashtheir [sacred] pillarsand cutdowntheir Asherim--
The sacrificeof the wickedis an abominationto the LORD,But the prayerof the uprightis His delight.
Sayto the kingand the queenmother,"Takea lowlyseat,For your beautifulcrownHas comedownfrom your head."
"But they have not becomecontriteeven to thisday,norhave they fearednorwalkedin My lawor My statutes,whichI have setbeforeyou and beforeyour fathers."'
You have heardmy voice,"Do not hideYour earfrom my [prayer for] relief,From my cryfor help."
"Yet you, his son,Belshazzar,have not humbledyour heart,eventhoughyou knewallthis,
And the Lord[said] to him, "Getup and goto the streetcalledStraight,and inquireat the houseof Judasfor a man from TarsusnamedSaul,for he is praying,
The giftis not like[that which came] throughthe onewho sinned;for on the one handthe judgment[arose] from one[transgression] resultingin condemnation,but on the other handthe free gift[arose] from manytransgressionsresultingin justification.
Ifwe confessour sins,He is faithfuland righteousto forgiveus our sinsand to cleanseus from allunrighteousness.
