He caused them to be pitied before all their captors.

他也使他们在凡掳掠他们的人面前蒙怜恤。

使他们在凡掳掠他们的人面前蒙怜悯。

使他们在凡掳掠他们的人面前蒙怜悯。

祂使掳掠他们的人怜悯他们。

他又使他们在所有掳掠他们的人面前，得蒙怜恤。

又使他们在所有掳走他们的人面前得怜悯。

他也使他們在凡擄掠他們的人面前蒙憐恤。

使他們在凡擄掠他們的人面前蒙憐憫。

使他們在凡擄掠他們的人面前蒙憐憫。

祂使擄掠他們的人憐憫他們。

他又使他們在所有擄掠他們的人面前，得蒙憐恤。

使他們在一切擄了他們、的人面前蒙憐憫。

又使他們在所有擄走他們的人面前蒙憐憫。

使於虜之者、得蒙矜恤兮、○

斯民被虜、主感敵人、俾懷惻隱兮、

使之蒙憐恤在擄之之敵人前、

憬彼敵人。心懷惻隱。

He caused all who held them captive to show them mercy.

He made all those who held them as prisoners have mercy on them.

He caused them to be pitied by all those who held them captive.

He even caused their captors to treat them with kindness.

He also made them objects of compassion In the presence of all their captors.

He also made them to be pitied By all those who carried them away captive.

He made them also to be pitied Of all those that carried them captive.

He caused them to be pitied before all their captors.

He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.

He caused all their conquerors to have pity on them.

He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.

I will grant you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and allow you to return to your own soil.’

Though we are slaves, our God has not abandoned us in our slavery. He has extended grace to us in the presence of the Persian kings, giving us relief, so that we can rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.

May you forgive your people who sinned against you and all their rebellions against you, and may you grant them compassion before their captors, so that they may treat them compassionately.

Please, Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant and to that of your servants who delight to revere your name. Give your servant success today, and grant him compassion in the presence of this man. At the time, I was the king’s cupbearer.

The LORD said: Haven’t I set you loose for your good? Haven’t I punished you in a time of trouble, in a time of distress with the enemy?

for when you return to the LORD, your brothers and your sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; he will not turn his face away from you if you return to him.”