Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to prayer that is made in this place.
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Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to prayer that is made in this place.
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Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
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Now Mine eyes shall be open, and Mine ears attent, unto the prayer that is made in this place.
Cross-references (7)
Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 7:15 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Peter 3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
- 2 Chronicles 6:40 “Now, my God, let, I beg you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive, to the prayer that is made in this place.
- 2 Chronicles 6:20 that your eyes may be open toward this house day and night, even toward the place where you have said that you would put your name; to listen to the prayer which your servant will pray toward this place.
- Nehemiah 1:6 Let your ear now be attentive, and your eyes open, that you may listen to the prayer of your servant, which I pray before you at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel your servants, while I confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Yes, I and my father’s house have sinned.
- Deuteronomy 11:12 a land which Yahweh your God cares for. Yahweh your God’s eyes are always on it, from the beginning of the year even to the end of the year.
- Psalms 65:2 You who hear prayer, all men will come to you.
- Psalms 130:2 Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my petitions.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 7:15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and…
2Ch 7:15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer [that is made] in this place.
Ver. 15-17, &c. See on 1Ki 9:3-9.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Or, that shall be made in or towards this…
Or, that shall be made in or towards this place; for he speaks of the answers which he will give to the prayers which shall be made here. Heb. of this place.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 15. Now mine eyes shall be open] It…
Verse 15. Now mine eyes shall be open] It shall be pleasing to me in the sight of my WORD, that I should incline mine ear," &c. - Targum.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ch 7:15-16. My eyes shall be open, &c., unto…
2Ch 7:15-16. My eyes shall be open, &c., unto the prayer that is made in this place — Or, that shall be made in, or toward, this place; for he speaks of the answers which he would give to the prayers which should afterward be made there. For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, &c. — There will I make myself known, and there will I be called upon.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The prayer that is made in this place -…
The prayer that is made in this place - literally, as in the margin. The unsual phrase includes the two cases of prayers offered in 2Ch 6:24 and toward 2Ch 6:34, 2Ch 6:38 the sanctuary.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 15. Now … in this place] Cp. 2Ch_6:40.
15. Now … in this place] Cp. 2Ch_6:40.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (15) Now mine eyes shall be open.—Comp. 2Ch_6:40, and…
(15) Now mine eyes shall be open.—Comp. 2Ch_6:40, and Notes.
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