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yet if they shall repent themselves in the land where they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication to you in the land of those who carried them captive, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have dealt wickedly;
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The Heart of Repentance
Commentators explain that the phrase "bethink themselves" means to "return to their heart." This signifies more than a passing thought; it's a deep, serious reflection on one's sins as the cause of their predicament. True repentance begins with this internal, honest self-assessment before God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Bethink themselves — This phrase literally means to reflect or consider seriously, as noted in the margin ().
Sinned, done perverse…
19th Century
Anglican
If thy people go out. — The prayer here returns once more to invoke God’s aid against earthly enemies. I…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land where they were carried captives Or,…
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