When these troubles came to him, Manasseh begged for help from the Lord his God. Manasseh humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. {\cf2\super [409]}
Lamentations 3:29 - Easy To Read Version That person should bow to the Lord\par with his face to the ground.\par Maybe there is still hope.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He putteth his mouth in the dust; If so be there may be hope. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let him put his mouth in the dust [in abject recognition of his unworthiness]–there may yet be hope. [Mic. 7:17.] American Standard Version (1901) Let him put his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope. Common English Bible He should put his mouth in the dirt—perhaps there is hope. Catholic Public Domain Version JOD. He shall place his mouth in the dirt, if perhaps there may be hope. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Jod. He shall put his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope. |
When these troubles came to him, Manasseh begged for help from the Lord his God. Manasseh humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. {\cf2\super [409]}
“I am very sad,\par so I wear these clothes of sadness.\par I sit here in the dust and ashes,\par and I feel defeated.\par
“I am too insignificant to speak!\par What can I say to you?\par I can’t answer you!\par I will put my hand over my mouth.\par
Israel, there is hope for you.”\par This message is from the Lord.\par “Your children will come back\par to their own land.\par
Who knows, maybe the Lord\par will change his mind.\par And maybe he will leave behind\par a blessing for you.\par Then you can give grain and drink offerings\par to the Lord your God.\par
Then maybe God will change and not do the things he had planned. Maybe God will change and not be angry. Then maybe we will not be punished.
All you humble people, come to the Lord! Obey his laws. Learn to do good things. Learn to be humble. Maybe then you will be safe when the Lord shows his anger.
“The tax collector {\cf2\super [288]} stood alone too. But when he prayed, he would not even look up to heaven. The tax collector felt very humble before God. He said, ‘O God, have mercy on me. I am a sinner!’
These things the law {\cf2\super [28]} says are for the people that are under the law. This stops all \{Jewish\} people from making excuses and brings the whole world (Jews and non-Jews) under God’s judgment.