²⁶ “When they sin against you, you will ·stop the rain from falling on their land [shut up the heavens/sky and stop the rain]. Then they will pray, facing this place and ·praising you [acknowledge/confess your name]; they will stop sinning ·when [because] you ·make them suffer [punish/afflict them]. ²⁷ When this happens, hear their prayer in heaven, and forgive the sins of your servants, the Israelites. Teach them ·to do what is right [the right way to live; ^Lthe good way in which they should walk]. Then please send rain to ·this [^Lyour] land you have given ·particularly to them [^Lto your people as an inheritance/special possession].

²⁸ “·At times the land will get so dry that no food will grow [^LIf there is famine in the land…], or ·a great sickness will spread among the people [a plague; pestilence…]. ·Sometimes [^L…or if…] the crops will be destroyed by blight, mildew, locusts, or grasshoppers. ·Your [^L…or if…] people will be attacked in their cities by their enemies, or will become sick.