It was quite a long time– some twenty years in all– that the ark stayed at Kiriath Jearim. All the people of Israel longed for the LORD.

约柜在基列耶琳许久。过了二十年，以色列全家都倾向耶和华。

从约柜留在基列‧耶琳的那天起，经过了许多日子，有二十年；以色列全家都哀哭归向耶和华。

从约柜留在基列‧耶琳的那天起，经过了许多日子，有二十年；以色列全家都哀哭归向耶和华。

约柜在基列·耶琳停留了二十年。那时，全体以色列人都痛悔地寻求耶和华。

约柜停留在基列．耶琳很久，有二十年之久，以色列全家都痛悔寻求耶和华。

从约柜停留在基列-耶琳那日起，许多年日过去了，有二十年之久；那期间，以色列全家都渴慕耶和华。

約櫃在基列‧耶琳許久。過了二十年，以色列全家都傾向耶和華。

從約櫃留在基列‧耶琳的那天起，經過了許多日子，有二十年；以色列全家都哀哭歸向耶和華。

從約櫃留在基列‧耶琳的那天起，經過了許多日子，有二十年；以色列全家都哀哭歸向耶和華。

約櫃在基列·耶琳停留了二十年。那時，全體以色列人都痛悔地尋求耶和華。

約櫃停留在基列．耶琳很久，有二十年之久，以色列全家都痛悔尋求耶和華。

那櫃自從停在基列耶琳的日子以後，經過許多年日，有二十年，以色列全家都悲傷哀慟地仰望着永恆主。

從約櫃停留在基列-耶琳那日起，許多年日過去了，有二十年之久；那期間，以色列全家都渴慕耶和華。

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The ark remained at Kiriath Jearim a long time— twenty years in all. Then all the people of Israel turned back to the Lord.

The ark remained at Kiriath Jearim for a long time. It was there for a full 20 years. Then all the Israelites turned back to the Lord.

From the day that the ark was lodged at Kiriath-jearim, a long time passed, some twenty years, and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.

The Ark remained in Kiriath jearim for a long time— twenty years in all. During that time all Israel mourned because it seemed the Lord had abandoned them.

Time went by until twenty years had passed since the ark had been taken to Kiriath-jearim. Then the whole house of Israel longed for the LORD.

From the day that the ark remained at Kiriath jearim, the time was long, for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel mourned after the Lord.

So it was that the ark remained in Kirjath Jearim a long time; it was there twenty years. And all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.

And it came to pass, from the day that the ark abode in Kiriath- jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after Jehovah.

Time went by until 20 years had passed since the ark had been taken to Kiriath-jearim. Then the whole house of Israel began to seek the Lord.

And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.

From the day that the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, the time was long; for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel lamented after Yahweh.

“ Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

However, you must confess that you have done wrong, and that you have rebelled against the LORD your God. You must confess that you have given yourself to foreign gods under every green tree, and have not obeyed my commands,’ says the LORD.

When the LORD’s messenger finished speaking these words to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly.

They will come back shedding tears of contrition. I will bring them back praying prayers of repentance. I will lead them besides streams of water, along smooth paths where they will never stumble. I will do this because I am Israel’s father; Ephraim is my firstborn son.’”

Come back to me, you wayward people. I want to cure your waywardness. Say,‘ Here we are. We come to you because you are the LORD our God.We know our noisy worship of false gods on the hills and mountains did not help us. We know that the LORD our God is the only one who can deliver Israel.From earliest times our worship of that shameful god, Baal, has taken away all that our ancestors worked for. It has taken away our flocks and our herds, and even our sons and daughters.Let us acknowledge our shame. Let us bear the disgrace that we deserve. For we have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our ancestors. From earliest times to this very day we have not obeyed the LORD our God.’

“ I will pour out on the kingship of David and the population of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication so that they will look to me, the one they have pierced. They will lament for him as one laments for an only son, and there will be a bitter cry for him like the bitter cry for a firstborn.On that day the lamentation in Jerusalem will be as great as the lamentation at Hadad-Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.

For sadness as intended by God produces a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret, but worldly sadness brings about death.For see what this very thing, this sadness as God intended, has produced in you: what eagerness, what defense of yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what deep concern, what punishment! In everything you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.