He will answer the prayer of those who don’t have anything. He won’t say no to their cry for help.

他垂听穷人的祷告，并不藐视他们的祈求。

他垂听穷乏人的祷告，不藐视他们的祈求。

他垂听穷乏人的祷告，不藐视他们的祈求。

祂必垂听穷人的祷告，不藐视他们的祈求。

他要垂顾困苦人的祷告，必不藐视他们的祈求。

他垂顾穷苦人的祷告，不轻视他们的祈求。

他垂聽窮人的禱告，並不藐視他們的祈求。

他垂聽窮乏人的禱告，不藐視他們的祈求。

他垂聽窮乏人的禱告，不藐視他們的祈求。

祂必垂聽窮人的禱告，不藐視他們的祈求。

他要垂顧困苦人的禱告，必不藐視他們的祈求。

他必垂顧到窮苦人的禱告；並不藐視他們所懇求的。

他垂顧窮苦人的禱告，不輕視他們的祈求。

垂念貧者之禱、不輕視其祈兮、

貧乏者流、祈禱上帝、必俯聞之、不遐棄之兮、

主顧念貧窮人之禱告、不輕視其祈求、

萬民必賓服。百王來觀儀。

He will respond to the prayer of the destitute; he will not despise their plea.

he regards the prayer of the destitute and does not despise their prayer.

He will listen to the prayers of the destitute. He will not reject their pleas.

He will pay attention to the prayer of the destitute and will not despise their prayer.

He has turned His attention to the prayer of the destitute And has not despised their prayer.

He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, And shall not despise their prayer.

He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, And hath not despised their prayer.

He will pay attention to the prayer of the destitute and will not despise their prayer.

He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

when he responds to the prayer of the destitute, and does not reject their request.

He has responded to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.

Please pay careful attention to my prayer. See how your people are suffering. Please listen to me. I’m praying to you day and night. I’m praying for the people of Israel. We Israelites have committed sins against you. All of us admit it. I and my family have also sinned against you.

He has not forgotten the one who is hurting. He has not turned away from his suffering. He has not turned his face away from him. He has listened to his cry for help.

So I prayed to the Lord God. I begged him. I made many appeals to him. I didn’t eat anything. I put on the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad. And I sat down in ashes.I prayed to the Lord my God. I admitted that we had sinned. I said,“ Lord, you are a great and wonderful God. You keep the covenant you made with all those who love you and obey your commandments. You show them your love.We have sinned and done what is wrong. We have been evil. We have refused to obey you. We have turned away from your commands and laws.We haven’t listened to your servants the prophets. They spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our people of long ago. They also brought your message to all our people in the land.“ Lord, you always do what is right. But we are covered with shame today. We are the people of Judah and Jerusalem. All of us are Israelites, no matter where we live. We are now living in many countries. You scattered us among the nations because we weren’t faithful to you.Lord, we are covered with shame. So are our kings and princes, and our people of long ago. We have sinned against you.You are the Lord our God. You show us your tender love. You forgive us. But we have turned against you.You are the Lord our God. But we haven’t obeyed you. We haven’t kept the laws you gave us through your servants the prophets.All the people of Israel have broken your law and turned away from it. They have refused to obey you.“ Curses and warnings are written down in the Law of Moses. He was your servant. Those curses have been poured out on us. That’s because we have sinned against you.The warnings you gave us and our rulers have come true. You have brought great trouble on us. Nothing like what has been done to Jerusalem has ever happened anywhere else on earth.The curses that are written in the Law of Moses have fallen on us. We have received nothing but trouble. You are the Lord our God. But we haven’t asked for your favor. We haven’t turned away from our sins. We’ve refused to pay attention to the laws you gave us.Lord, you didn’t hold back from bringing this trouble on us. You always do what is right. But we haven’t obeyed you.“ Lord our God, you used your mighty hand to bring your people out of Egypt. You made a name for yourself. It is still great to this day. But we have sinned. We’ve done what is wrong.Lord, you saved your people before. So turn your great anger away from Jerusalem again. After all, it is your city. It’s your holy mountain. You have made those who live around us think little of Jerusalem and your people. That’s because we have sinned. Our people before us did evil things too.“ Our God, hear my prayers. Pay attention to the appeals I make to you. Lord, have mercy on your temple that has been destroyed. Do it for your own honor.Our God, please listen to us. The city that belongs to you has been destroyed. Open your eyes and see it. We aren’t asking you to answer our prayers because we are godly. Instead, we’re asking you to do it because you love us so much.Lord, please listen! Lord, please forgive us! Lord, hear our prayers! Take action for your own honor. Our God, please don’t wait. Your city and your people belong to you.”I was speaking and praying. I was admitting that I and my people Israel had sinned. I was making my appeal to the Lord my God. My appeal was about his holy mountain of Zion.While I was still praying, Gabriel came to me. I had seen him in my earlier vision. He flew over to me very quickly. It was about the time when the evening sacrifice is offered.

I know the plans I have for you,” announces the Lord.“ I want you to enjoy success. I do not plan to harm you. I will give you hope for the years to come.Then you will call out to me. You will come and pray to me. And I will listen to you.When you look for me with all your heart, you will find me.I will be found by you,” announces the Lord.“ And I will bring you back from where you were taken as prisoners. I will gather you from all the nations. I will gather you from the places where I have forced you to go,” announces the Lord.“ I will bring you back to the place I sent you away from.”

But God will never forget needy people. The hope of those who are hurting will never die.

The king will save needy people who cry out to him. He will save those who are hurting and have no one else to help.

Lord, please pay careful attention to my prayer. Listen to the prayers of all of us. We take delight in bringing honor to your name. Give me success today when I bring my request to King Artaxerxes.” I was the king’s wine taster.Wine was brought in for King Artaxerxes. It was the month of Nisan in the 20th year of his rule. I got the wine and gave it to him. I hadn’t been sad in front of him before. But now I was.So the king asked me,“ Why are you looking so sad? You aren’t sick. You must be feeling very sad.” I was really afraid.But I said to the king,“ May you live forever! Why shouldn’t I look sad? The city where my people of long ago are buried has been destroyed. And fire has burned up its gates.”The king said to me,“ What do you want?” I prayed to the God of heaven.Then I answered the king,“ Are you pleased with me, King Artaxerxes? If it pleases you, send me to Judah. Let me go to the city of Jerusalem. That’s where my people are buried. I want to rebuild it.”The queen was sitting beside the king. He turned and asked me,“ How long will your journey take? When will you get back?” It pleased the king to send me. So I chose a certain time.I also said to him,“ If it pleases you, may I take some letters with me? I want to give them to the governors of the land west of the Euphrates River. Then they’ll help me travel safely through their territory until I arrive in Judah.May I also have a letter to Asaph? He takes care of the royal park. I want him to give me some logs so I can make beams out of them. I want to use them for the gates of the fort that is by the temple. Some of the logs will also be used in the city wall. And I’ll need some for the house I’m going to live in.” God was kind to me and helped me. So the king gave me what I asked for.

Perhaps while you are there, you will seek the Lord your God. You will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.

The Lord will come to the aid of his people. He’ll show tender love to those who serve him. He will know when their strength is gone. He’ll see that no one at all is left.

Let their eyes grow weak so they can’t see. Let their backs be bent forever.