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

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.

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.

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.

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 humbled himself and repented of his pride, as did the people of Jerusalem. So the Lord’s anger did not fall on them during Hezekiah’s lifetime.

“ In the distant future, when you are suffering all these things, you will finally return to the Lord your God and listen to what he tells you.For the Lord your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the solemn covenant he made with your ancestors.

Even during this time of trouble, King Ahaz continued to reject the Lord.

Fear the Lord if you are wise! His voice calls to everyone in Jerusalem:“ The armies of destruction are coming; the Lord is sending them.

Then I will return to my place until they admit their guilt and turn to me. For as soon as trouble comes, they will earnestly search for me.”

The young man became so hungry that even the pods he was feeding the pigs looked good to him. But no one gave him anything.“ When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself,‘ At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger!I will go home to my father and say,“ Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you,

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.

I have heard Israel saying,‘ You disciplined me severely, like a calf that needs training for the yoke. Turn me again to you and restore me, for you alone are the Lord my God.I turned away from God, but then I was sorry. I kicked myself for my stupidity! I was thoroughly ashamed of all I did in my younger days.’“ Is not Israel still my son, my darling child?” says the Lord.“ I often have to punish him, but I still love him. That’s why I long for him and surely will have mercy on him.

Because of all this, the Lord his God allowed the king of Aram to defeat Ahaz and to exile large numbers of his people to Damascus. The armies of the king of Israel also defeated Ahaz and inflicted many casualties on his army.

Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory.”

Those of you who survive will waste away in your enemies’ lands because of their sins and the sins of their ancestors.“ But at last my people will confess their sins and the sins of their ancestors for betraying me and being hostile toward me.When I have turned their hostility back on them and brought them to the land of their enemies, then at last their stubborn hearts will be humbled, and they will pay for their sins.Then I will remember my covenant with Jacob and my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.

I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”One day some parents brought their little children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But when the disciples saw this, they scolded the parents for bothering him.

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said,“ This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to submit to me? Let my people go, so they can worship me.

In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for“ God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.

The rest of the events of Manasseh’s reign, his prayer to God, and the words the seers spoke to him in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Israel.Manasseh’s prayer, the account of the way God answered him, and an account of all his sins and unfaithfulness are recorded in The Record of the Seers. It includes a list of the locations where he built pagan shrines and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself and repented.

The Lord said,“ Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to me right now.

But unlike his father, he did not humble himself before the Lord. Instead, Amon sinned even more.