When Manasseh was in trouble, he asked the Lord his God to help him. He made himself very humble in the sight of the God of his people.

他在急难的时候，就恳求耶和华他的神，且在他列祖的神面前极其自卑。

他在急难的时候恳求耶和华—他的上帝，并在他列祖的上帝面前极其谦卑。

他在急难的时候恳求耶和华—他的神，并在他列祖的神面前极其谦卑。

在困苦中，玛拿西祈求他的上帝耶和华的帮助，并且在他祖先的上帝面前极其谦卑。

玛拿西在急难的时候，就恳求耶和华他的神，并且在他列祖的神面前非常谦卑。

他在急難的時候，就懇求耶和華－他的神，且在他列祖的神面前極其自卑。

他在急難的時候懇求耶和華－他的上帝，並在他列祖的上帝面前極其謙卑。

他在急難的時候懇求耶和華－他的神，並在他列祖的神面前極其謙卑。

在困苦中，瑪拿西祈求他的上帝耶和華的幫助，並且在他祖先的上帝面前極其謙卑。

瑪拿西在急難的時候，就懇求耶和華他的神，並且在他列祖的神面前非常謙卑。

他在急難時候、求永恆主他的上帝的情面，並且在他列祖的上帝面前非常謙卑。

既遭患難、則求其上帝耶和華、在其列祖之上帝前、自卑維甚、

馬拿西於患難中、自怨自艾、禱列祖之上帝耶和華、耶和華允所祈、復其國祚、俾仍都於耶路撒冷、自是馬拿西知耶和華誠為上帝。

瑪拿西於患難中禱主其天主、在列祖之天主前、極其自卑、

In his distress he sought the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors.

And when he was in distress, he entreated the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

But while in deep distress, Manasseh sought the Lord his God and sincerely humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

When he was in distress, he sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

When he was in distress, he appeased the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

Now when he was in affliction, he implored the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

And when he was in distress, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

When he was in distress, he sought the favor of Yahweh his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

In his pain Manasseh asked the LORD his God for mercy and truly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

When he was in distress, he begged Yahweh his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

Then Hezekiah had a change of heart. He was sorry he had been proud. The people of Jerusalem were also sorry they had sinned. So the Lord wasn’t angry with them as long as Hezekiah was king.

All the things I’ve told you about might happen to you. And you will be in trouble. But later you will return to the Lord your God. You will obey him.The Lord your God is tender and loving. He won’t leave you or destroy you. He won’t forget the covenant he made with your people of long ago. He gave his word when he made it.

When King Ahaz was in trouble, he became even more unfaithful to the Lord.

The Lord is calling out to Jerusalem. And it would be wise to pay attention to him. He says,“ Listen, tribe of Judah and you people who are gathered in the city.

I will go back to my lion’s den. I will stay there until they pay the price for their sin. Then they will turn to me. They will suffer so much that they will really want me to help them.”

The son wanted to fill his stomach with the food the pigs were eating. But no one gave him anything.“ Then he began to think clearly again. He said,‘ How many of my father’s hired servants have more than enough food! But here I am dying from hunger!I will get up and go back to my father. I will say to him,“ Father, I have sinned against heaven. And I have sinned against you.

Be humble in front of the Lord. And he will lift you up.

“ I have heard the groans of Ephraim’s people. They say,‘ You corrected us like a calf you were training. And we have been trained. Bring us back to you, and we will come back. You are the Lord our God.After we wandered away from you, we turned away from our sins. After we learned our lesson, we beat our chests in sorrow. We were full of shame. What we did when we were young brought dishonor on us.’Aren’t the people of Ephraim my dear children? Aren’t they the children I take delight in? I often speak against them. But I still remember them. So my heart longs for them. I love them with a tender love,” announces the Lord.

So the Lord his God handed him over to the king of Aram. The men of Aram won the battle over him. They took many of his people as prisoners. They brought them to Damascus. God also handed Ahaz over to Pekah. Pekah was king of Israel. His army wounded or killed many of the troops of Ahaz.

Call out to me when trouble comes. I will save you. And you will honor me.”

You who are left in those lands will become weaker and weaker. You will die because of your sins and the sins of your people who lived before you.“‘ But suppose you admit that both you and your people who lived before you have sinned. You admit the evil and dishonest things you have done against me. And you admit you have become my enemy.What you did made me become your enemy. I let your enemies take you into their land. But suppose you stop being stubborn. You stop being proud. And you pay for your sin.Then I will remember my covenant with Jacob. I will remember my covenant with Isaac. I will remember my covenant with Abraham. I will remember what I said to them about the land.

“ I tell you, the tax collector went home accepted by God. But not the Pharisee. All those who lift themselves up will be made humble. And those who make themselves humble will be lifted up.”People were also bringing babies to Jesus. They wanted him to place his hands on the babies. When the disciples saw this, they told the people to stop.

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh. They said to him,“ The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says,‘ How long will you refuse to obey me? Let my people go. Then they will be able to worship me.

In the same way, I’m speaking to you who are younger. Follow the lead of those who are older. All of you, put on a spirit free of pride toward one another. Put it on as if it were your clothes. Do this because Scripture says,“ God opposes those who are proud. But he gives grace to those who are humble.”( Proverbs 3:34)So make yourselves humble. Put yourselves under God’s mighty hand. Then he will honor you at the right time.

The other events of Manasseh’s rule are written down in the official records of the kings of Judah. These records include his prayer to his God. They also include the words the prophets spoke to him in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.Everything about Manasseh is written in the records of the prophets. That includes his prayer and the fact that God felt sorry for him. It includes everything he did before he made himself humble in the Lord’ s sight. It includes all his sins and the fact that he wasn’t faithful to the Lord. It includes the locations where he built high places. It includes the places where he set up poles used to worship the female god named Asherah. And it includes the places where he set up statues of other gods.

The Lord told him,“ Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street. Ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying.

He didn’t make himself humble in the Lord’ s sight as his father Manasseh had done. So Amon became even more guilty.