大衛說：「不錯，孩子活著的時候我禁食、哀哭，因為我想也許耶和華會向我開恩，讓他活命。

大卫说：“孩子还活着，我禁食哭泣；因为我想，或者耶和华怜恤我，使孩子不死也未可知。

大卫说：“孩子还活着，我禁食哭泣，因为我想，或许耶和华怜悯我，会让孩子活下来。

大卫说：“孩子还活着，我禁食哭泣，因为我想，或许耶和华怜悯我，会让孩子活下来。

大卫说：“不错，孩子活着的时候我禁食、哀哭，因为我想也许耶和华会向我开恩，让他活命。

他回答：“孩子还活着的时候，我禁食哭泣，因为我想：‘谁知道呢？也许耶和华怜悯我，让孩子可以活着。’

大衛說：「孩子還活着，我禁食哭泣；因為我想，或者耶和華憐恤我，使孩子不死也未可知。

大衛說：「孩子還活着，我禁食哭泣，因為我想，或許耶和華憐憫我，會讓孩子活下來。

大衛說：「孩子還活着，我禁食哭泣，因為我想，或許耶和華憐憫我，會讓孩子活下來。

他回答：“孩子還活著的時候，我禁食哭泣，因為我想：‘誰知道呢？也許耶和華憐憫我，讓孩子可以活著。’

大衛說：『孩子還活着時、我禁食哭泣，因為我心裏說：「誰知道永恆主不恩待我、使孩子活着呢？」

他說：「孩子還活著的時候，我禁食、哭泣，是因為我想：『誰知道呢，或許耶和華會恩待我，讓孩子得以存活。』

曰、子尚生時、我之禁食哭泣、蓋曰、耶和華或施恩於我、俾子生存、未可知也、

曰子生存之日、我禁食哭泣者、蓋望上帝施恩、使子得保其生耳。

曰、子尚生時、我禁食哭泣、我自忖之、或者主施恩於我、使子不死、亦未可知、

He answered,“ While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought,‘ Who knows? The Lord may be gracious to me and let the child live.’

He answered,“ While the child was still alive, I didn’t eat anything. And I cried a lot. I thought,‘ Who knows? The Lord might have mercy on me. He might let the child live.’

He said,“ While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept, for I said,‘ Who knows whether the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?’

David replied,“ I fasted and wept while the child was alive, for I said,‘ Perhaps the Lord will be gracious to me and let the child live.’

He answered,“ While the baby was alive, I fasted and wept because I thought,‘ Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live.’

And he said,“ While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept; for I said,‘ Who knows, the Lord may be gracious to me, and the child may live.’

And he said,“ While the child was alive, I fasted and wept; for I said,‘ Who can tell whether the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?’

And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who knoweth whether Jehovah will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?

He answered,“ While the baby was alive, I fasted and wept because I thought,‘ Who knows? The Lord may be gracious to me and let him live.’

And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell[ whether] GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?

He replied,“ While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept because I thought,‘ Perhaps the LORD will show pity and the child will live.

He said,“ While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said,‘ Who knows whether Yahweh will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?’

那些日子，希西迦病危，亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞先知前來對他說：「耶和華說，『你要交待後事，因為你要死了，你的病不能康復。』」希西迦把臉轉向牆，向耶和華禱告，說：「耶和華啊，求你顧念我怎樣全心、忠誠地事奉你，做你視為善的事。」希西迦痛哭起來。

「你去告訴希西迦，『你祖先大衛的上帝耶和華說，我聽見了你的禱告，也看見了你的眼淚，我要使你的壽命增加十五年。

你們要悲傷、憂愁、痛哭，轉歡笑為悲哀，變歡樂為愁苦。你們要在主面前謙卑，祂必擢升你們。

你們要定一個禁食的日子，舉行莊嚴的聚會，召集全國的長老和人民，到你們的上帝耶和華的殿中，向耶和華呼求。

上帝或許會施憐憫，收回烈怒，使我們不致滅亡，也未可知。」上帝看見他們改邪歸正，不再作惡，就憐憫他們，沒有像所說的那樣毀滅他們。

誰知道呢？或許祂轉念心生憐憫，給你們留下祝福，使你們可以再次向你們的上帝耶和華獻上素祭和奠祭。

你們要恨惡邪惡，喜愛良善，在城門口伸張正義，也許萬軍之上帝耶和華會恩待約瑟的餘民。

船長來到約拿身邊對他說：「你這個人，怎麼這時候還在睡覺！快起來祈求你的神吧，也許你的神會憐憫我們，饒我們一命。」