The king and the leaders of Israel made themselves humble in the Lord’ s sight. They said,“ The Lord does what is right and fair.”

于是王和以色列的众首领都自卑说：“耶和华是公义的。”

于是以色列的领袖和王都谦卑说：“耶和华是公义的。”

于是以色列的领袖和王都谦卑说：“耶和华是公义的。”

王与以色列的众首领听了，就谦卑下来说：“耶和华是公义的。”

于是以色列的众领袖和君王，都谦卑下来，说：“耶和华是公义的。”

於是王和以色列的眾首領都自卑說：「耶和華是公義的。」

於是以色列的領袖和王都謙卑說：「耶和華是公義的。」

於是以色列的領袖和王都謙卑說：「耶和華是公義的。」

王與以色列的眾首領聽了，就謙卑下來說：「耶和華是公義的。」

於是以色列的眾領袖和君王，都謙卑下來，說：“耶和華是公義的。”

於是以色列的首領們和王都自己謙卑說：『永恆主是公義的。』

王與牧伯自卑曰、耶和華乃義、

以色列君臣、卑以自牧、曰、耶和華無不義。

以色列諸牧伯與王自卑曰、主無不義、

The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said,“ The Lord is just.”

Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said,“ The Lord is righteous.”

Then the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said,“ The Lord is right in doing this to us!”

So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said,“ The LORD is righteous.”

So the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said,“ The Lord is righteous.”

So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said,“ The Lord is righteous.”

Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, Jehovah is righteous.

So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said,“ Yahweh is righteous.”

Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD[ is] righteous.

The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said,“ The LORD is just.”

Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said,“ Yahweh is righteous.”

Then Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron.“ This time I’ve sinned,” he said to them.“ The Lord has done what is right. I and my people have done what is wrong.

Lord, you didn’t hold back from bringing this trouble on us. You always do what is right. But we haven’t obeyed you.

“ Suppose there isn’t enough food in the land. And a plague strikes the land. The hot winds completely dry up our crops. Or locusts or grasshoppers come and eat them up. Or an enemy surrounds one of our cities and gets ready to attack it. Or trouble or sickness comes.But suppose one of your people prays to you. They ask you to help them. They are aware of how much their own heart is suffering. And they spread out their hands toward this temple to pray.Then listen to them from heaven. It’s the place where you live. Forgive them. Take action. Deal with everyone in keeping with everything they do. You know their hearts. In fact, you are the only one who knows every human heart.

Jerusalem says,“ The Lord always does what is right. But I refused to obey his commands. Listen, all you nations. Pay attention to how much I’m suffering. My young men and women have been taken away as prisoners.

The Lord does what is right. Sinners had tied me up with ropes. But the Lord has set me free.”

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

People of Judah, listen to me. Pay attention and don’t be proud. The Lord has spoken.

“‘ 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.

Speak to the king and his mother. Tell them,“ Come down from your thrones. Your glorious crowns are about to fall from your heads.”

Then that person will come to others and say,‘ I sinned. I made what is wrong appear to be right. But I wasn’t punished as I should have been.

Every time God killed some of them, the others would seek him. They gladly turned back to him again.They remembered that God was their Rock. They remembered that God Most High had set them free.

“ But you knew all that, Belshazzar. After all, you are Nebuchadnezzar’s son. In spite of that, you are still proud.

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.

To this day the people of Judah have not made themselves humble in my sight. They have not shown any respect for me. They have not obeyed my law. They have not followed the rules I gave you and your people of long ago.”

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.

But God continues to give us more grace. That’s why Scripture says,“ God opposes those who are proud. But he gives grace to those who are humble.”( Proverbs 3:34)

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.

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.”

Adoni- Bezek said,“ I cut off the thumbs and big toes of 70 kings. I made them pick up scraps under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them.” The men of Judah brought Adoni- Bezek to Jerusalem. That’s where he died.

They didn’t know that God’s power makes people right with himself. They tried to get right with God in their own way. They didn’t do it in God’s way.

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

“ 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.”

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.