⁴ But in their distress they turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and sought him,^(A) and he was found by them.

³ So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting,^(A) and in sackcloth and ashes.^(B)

²⁷ God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.^(A)

⁶ And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him^(A) must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.