God looks down from heaven(A)
    on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,(B)
    any who seek God.(C)

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God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

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God looks down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there are any who understand, who (A)seek God.

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Seek(A) the Lord while he may be found;(B)
    call(C) on him while he is near.

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Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

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(A)Seek the Lord while He may be (B)found,
Call upon Him while He is near.

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He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you(A) when you are with him.(B) If you seek(C) him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.(D)

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And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

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And he went out [a]to meet Asa, and said to him: “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. (A)The Lord is with you while you are with Him. (B)If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but (C)if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 15:2 Lit. before

10 The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of wisdom;(B)
    all who follow his precepts have good understanding.(C)
    To him belongs eternal praise.(D)

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10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.

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10 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments.
His praise endures forever.

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13 From heaven the Lord looks down(A)
    and sees all mankind;(B)
14 from his dwelling place(C) he watches
    all who live on earth—

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13 The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.

14 From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

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13 (A)The Lord looks from heaven;
He sees all the sons of men.
14 From the place of His dwelling He looks
On all the inhabitants of the earth;

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There is, however, some good(A) in you, for you have rid the land of the Asherah poles(B) and have set your heart on seeking God.(C)

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Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.

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Nevertheless (A)good things are found in you, in that you have removed the [a]wooden images from the land, and have (B)prepared your heart to seek God.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 19:3 Or Asherim, Heb. Asheroth

24 Who can hide(A) in secret places
    so that I cannot see them?”
declares the Lord.
    “Do not I fill heaven and earth?”(B)
declares the Lord.

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24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.

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24 Can anyone (A)hide himself in secret places,
So I shall not see him?” says the Lord;
(B)“Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord.

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My heart says of you, “Seek his face!(A)
    Your face, Lord, I will seek.

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When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.

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When You said, “Seek My face,”
My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”

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17 My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden(A) from me, nor is their sin concealed from my eyes.(B)

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17 For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes.

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17 For My (A)eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their iniquity hidden from My eyes.

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