Let him bury his face in the dust; perhaps there is hope.

他当口贴尘埃，或者有指望。

让他脸伏于地吧！或者还会有指望。

让他脸伏于地吧！或者还会有指望。

要谦卑，脸伏于地，或许还有希望。

他要把自己的口埋于尘土中，或者还有盼望。

他當口貼塵埃，或者有指望。

讓他臉伏於地吧！或者還會有指望。

讓他臉伏於地吧！或者還會有指望。

要謙卑，臉伏於地，或許還有希望。

他要把自己的口埋於塵土中，或者還有盼望。

讓他口貼塵土吧，或者還有盼望。

厥口伏於塵埃、庶可有望兮、

頭搶泥塗、庶有企望兮。

口俯塵埃、庶有冀望、

Let him bury his face in the dust— there may yet be hope.

Let him bury his face in the dust. There might still be hope for him.

let him put his mouth in the dust— there may yet be hope;

Let them lie face down in the dust, for there may be hope at last.

Let him put his mouth in the dust— perhaps there is still hope.

Let him put his mouth in the dust; Perhaps there is hope.

Let him put his mouth in the dust— There may yet be hope.

Let him put his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope.

Let him put his mouth in the dust— perhaps there is still hope.

He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.

Let him put his mouth in the dust, if it is so that there may be hope.

“ Indeed, I am completely unworthy– how could I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth to silence myself.

Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God.

Then you will remember, be ashamed, and remain silent when I make atonement for all you have done, declares the sovereign LORD.’”

I will get up and go to my father and say to him,“ Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired workers.”’

Who knows? Perhaps he will be compassionate and grant a reprieve, and leave blessing in his wake– a meal offering and a drink offering for you to offer to the LORD your God!

I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye has seen you.Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes!

The tax collector, however, stood far off and would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said,‘ God, be merciful to me, sinner that I am!’

Who knows? Perhaps God might be willing to change his mind and relent and turn from his fierce anger so that we might not die.”

Indeed, there is hope for your posterity. Your children will return to their own territory. I, the LORD, affirm it!

Seek the LORD’s favor, all you humble people of the land who have obeyed his commands! Strive to do what is right! Strive to be humble! Maybe you will be protected on the day of the LORD’s angry judgment.

In his pain Manasseh asked the LORD his God for mercy and truly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.