6:26a When the skies are shut and there is no rain

“There will be times that no rain falls from the sky
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“Or the sky might seem to be closed. It might not rain

6:26b because Your people have sinned against You,

because your people Israel sinned against you.
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because your people have disobeyed your ⌊commands⌋.

6:26c and they pray toward this place and confess Your name,

Then they will pray facing this place, and they will honor your name again.
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Then the people of Israel will face in the direction of this house and pray. They will praise your name.

6:26d and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them,

They will stop sinning because you have punished them.
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Because of the difficulty you gave them, they will repent of their sin.

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