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If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. (2 Chr 7:14 ESV, In this promise, the motif of humbling oneself appears as a key to repentance and rehabilitation. Also, that verb seems to correspond and be juxtaposed by the verb “hear” If we regard the conjunction before ‘pray’ as ‘Explicative meaning “that is”, “pray”, “seek my face” and “turn from their wicked ways” could be regarded as clarifying the implications of “humble themselves”. God’s response in the second sentence can be understood in the same way. The implications of “hear” are clarified by following phrases such as “forgive their sin” and “heal their land”. Thus, the corresponding/juxtaposed structure between God and his people with the motifs of “humbling” and “hear” is presented as follows: If my people who are called by my name humble themselves that is, pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways then I will hear from heaven that is, will forgive their sin and heal their land His people humble themselves and God hears Thus, it is not surprising to see that the motif of humbling occurs repeatedly in the depiction of a king’s repentance. Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The Lord is righteous.” When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves the word
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