Jehoahaz asked for the LORD’s mercy and the LORD responded favorably, for he saw that Israel was oppressed by the king of Syria.

约哈斯恳求耶和华，耶和华就应允他，因为见以色列人所受亚兰王的欺压。

约哈斯恳求耶和华，耶和华就应允他，因为耶和华看见以色列所受的欺压，因亚兰王欺压他们。

约哈斯恳求耶和华，耶和华就应允他，因为耶和华看见以色列所受的欺压，因亚兰王欺压他们。

约哈斯求耶和华开恩，耶和华看见亚兰王非常残暴地欺压以色列人，便垂听他的祷告，

约哈斯恳求耶和华，耶和华垂听他的祷告，因为看见了以色列所受的压迫，就是亚兰王对他们的压迫。

約哈斯懇求耶和華，耶和華就應允他，因為見以色列人所受亞蘭王的欺壓。

約哈斯懇求耶和華，耶和華就應允他，因為耶和華看見以色列所受的欺壓，因亞蘭王欺壓他們。

約哈斯懇求耶和華，耶和華就應允他，因為耶和華看見以色列所受的欺壓，因亞蘭王欺壓他們。

約哈斯求耶和華開恩，耶和華看見亞蘭王非常殘暴地欺壓以色列人，便垂聽他的禱告，

約哈斯懇求耶和華，耶和華垂聽他的禱告，因為看見了以色列所受的壓迫，就是亞蘭王對他們的壓迫。

約哈斯求永恆主的情面，永恆主就聽他，因為見以色列人所受的壓迫，見亞蘭王怎樣地壓迫他們。

約哈斯懇求耶和華、耶和華垂聽、因見以色列人受亞蘭王之虐也、

約哈斯求於耶和華、耶和華垂聽、見亞蘭王虐遇以色列族、殲滅其眾、蹂躪如塵沙、惟遺車十、騎五十、步卒一萬、從約哈斯、故耶和華賜以拯救之人、使以色列族脫於亞蘭人手、安居如故、然斯民猶恆從耶羅破暗所為、陷以色列族於罪戾、亦有偶像於撒馬利亞邑。

約哈斯祈禱主、主俯聽之、因見以色列人所受之凌虐、即受亞蘭王之凌虐、

Then Jehoahaz sought the Lord’s favor, and the Lord listened to him, for he saw how severely the king of Aram was oppressing Israel.

Then Jehoahaz asked the Lord for help. The Lord listened to him. The Lord saw how badly the king of Aram was treating Israel.

Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the Lord, and the Lord listened to him, for he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Syria oppressed them.

Then Jehoahaz prayed for the Lord’s help, and the Lord heard his prayer, for he could see how severely the king of Aram was oppressing Israel.

Then Jehoahaz sought the LORD’s favor, and the LORD heard him, for he saw the oppression the king of Aram inflicted on Israel.

Then Jehoahaz appeased the Lord, and the Lord listened to him; for He saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Aram oppressed them.

So Jehoahaz pleaded with the Lord, and the Lord listened to him; for He saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.

And Jehoahaz besought Jehovah, and Jehovah hearkened unto him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, how that the king of Syria oppressed them.

Then Jehoahaz sought the Lord’s favor, and the Lord heard him, for He saw the oppression the king of Aram inflicted on Israel.

And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.

Jehoahaz begged Yahweh, and Yahweh listened to him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Syria oppressed them.

The LORD saw Israel’s intense suffering; everyone was weak and incapacitated and Israel had no deliverer.

The LORD said,“ I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.

When he struck them down, they sought his favor; they turned back and longed for God.

And now indeed the cry of the Israelites has come to me, and I have also seen how severely the Egyptians oppress them.

Then the people came to Moses and said,“ We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD that he would take away the snakes from us.” So Moses prayed for the people.

But God heard the boy’s voice. The angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and asked her,“ What is the matter, Hagar? Don’t be afraid, for God has heard the boy’s voice right where he is crying.

Through all that they suffered, he suffered too. The messenger sent from his very presence delivered them. In his love and mercy he protected them; he lifted them up and carried them throughout ancient times.

But the Israelites said to the LORD,“ We have sinned. You do to us as you see fit, but deliver us today!”They threw away the foreign gods they owned and worshiped the LORD. Finally the LORD grew tired of seeing Israel suffer so much.

In his pain Manasseh asked the LORD his God for mercy and truly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.When he prayed to the LORD, the LORD responded to him and answered favorably his cry for mercy. The LORD brought him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom. Then Manasseh realized that the LORD is the true God.

They say to a wooden idol,‘ You are my father.’ They say to a stone image,‘ You gave birth to me.’ Yes, they have turned away from me instead of turning to me. Yet when they are in trouble, they say,‘ Come and save us!’

Israel was so severely weakened by Midian that the Israelites cried out to the LORD for help.When the Israelites cried out to the LORD for help because of Midian,

If the God of my father– the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears– had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked, and he rebuked you last night.”

The Israelites cried out for help to the LORD:“ We have sinned against you. We abandoned our God and worshiped the Baals.”

Now King Hazael of Syria oppressed Israel throughout Jehoahaz’s reign.

‘ Call on me in prayer and I will answer you. I will show you great and mysterious things which you still do not know about.’

Pray to me when you are in trouble! I will deliver you, and you will honor me!”

Many times he delivered them, but they had a rebellious attitude, and degraded themselves by their sin.Yet he took notice of their distress, when he heard their cry for help.

The Annals of the Prophets include his prayer, give an account of how the LORD responded to it, record all his sins and unfaithful acts, and identify the sites where he built high places and erected Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself.

O LORD, in distress they looked for you; they uttered incantations because of your discipline.