⁴⁸ if they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray to you toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built for your name:

¹⁰ When Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his chamber toward Jerusalem) and he kneeled on his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before.

¹² You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you.

¹³ You shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart.

¹⁴ I will be found by you, says Yahweh, and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places where I have driven you, says Yahweh; and I will bring you again to the place from where I caused you to be carried away captive.

²⁹ But from there you shall seek Yahweh your God, and you shall find him, when you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.

³ Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If you do return to Yahweh with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Yahweh, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

⁴ Then the children of Israel did put away the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served Yahweh only.

⁹ but if you return to me, and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts were in the uttermost part of the heavens, yet will I gather them from there, and will bring them to the place that I have chosen, to cause my name to dwell there.

⁴ I said, 'I have been banished from your sight; Yet I will look again toward your holy temple.'

¹⁰ For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

³⁶ As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?"

¹ Israel, return to Yahweh your God; For you have fallen because of your sin.

² Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Tell him, "Forgive all our sins, And accept that which is good: So we offer like bulls our lips.

¹³ As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come on us: yet have we not entreated the favor of Yahweh our God, that we should turn from our iniquities, and have discernment in your truth.

⁷ I will give them a heart to know me, that I am Yahweh: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God; for they shall return to me with their whole heart.

¹⁵ The children of Israel said to Yahweh, We have sinned: do you to us whatever seems good to you; only deliver us, we pray you, this day.

¹⁶ They put away the foreign gods from among them, and served Yahweh; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

²⁹ that your eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which you have said, My name shall be there; to listen to the prayer which your servant shall pray toward this place.

³⁰ Listen you to the supplication of your servant, and of your people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: yes, hear in heaven, your dwelling-place; and when you hear, forgive.

² Blessed are those who keep his statutes, Who seek him with their whole heart.

¹⁰ With my whole heart, I have sought you. Don't let me wander from your commandments.

¹⁴⁵ I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, Yahweh! I will keep your statutes.

²⁶ My son, give me your heart; And let your eyes keep in my ways.

⁶ Seek you Yahweh while he may be found; call you on him while he is near:

⁷ let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

¹⁰ Yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not returned to me with her whole heart, but only in pretense, says Yahweh.

⁵ and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.

⁶ These words, which I command you this day, shall be on your heart;