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2 Chronicles 34:27

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Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the Lord.
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  1. 2 Chronicles 32:26Rank 1 from verse 27
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    26Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

  2. Ezekiel 9:4Rank 2 from verse 27
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    4And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.

  3. Psalms 34:18Rank 3 from verse 27
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    18The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

  4. 2 Chronicles 33:12Rank 4 from verse 27
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    12And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

  5. 2 Chronicles 34:19Rank 5 from verse 27
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    19And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.

  6. Isaiah 65:24Rank 6 from verse 27
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    24And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

  7. 2 Chronicles 12:7Rank 7 from verse 27
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    7And when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.

  8. 2 Chronicles 32:12–13Rank 8 from verse 27
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    12Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it?

    13Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand?

  9. 2 Kings 22:18–19Rank 9 from verse 27
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    18But to the king of Judah which sent you to inquire of the Lord, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard;

    19Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the Lord, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the Lord.

  10. Isaiah 57:15Rank 10 from verse 27
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    15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

  11. Isaiah 66:2Rank 11 from verse 27
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    2For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.

  12. Jeremiah 36:23–24Rank 12 from verse 27
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    23And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.

    24Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.

  13. Psalms 10:17Rank 13 from verse 27
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    17Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

  14. Psalms 51:17Rank 14 from verse 27
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    17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

  15. 2 Chronicles 33:19Rank 15 from verse 27
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    19His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.

  16. James 4:6–10Rank 16 from verse 27
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    6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

    7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

    8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

    9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

    10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

  17. Ezekiel 36:26Rank 17 from verse 27
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    26A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

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2 Chronicles 34:27

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

humble

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Sense 1: Lowly in mind or condition; free from pride. Sense 2: To abase or bring low.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

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against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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place

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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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rend

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To tear, split, pull apart, or remove forcibly, whether literally or figuratively.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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clothes

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Garments, dress, or cloth coverings and wrappings worn on or around the body.

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weep

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To shed tears or lament in grief, sorrow, compassion, repentance, joy, or other deep feeling.

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even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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34:23¶ And she answered them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell ye the man that sent you to me,

34:24Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah:

34:25Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.

34:26And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, so shall ye say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel concerning the words which thou hast heard;

34:27Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the Lord.

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34:28Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.

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