2 Chronicles 33:12-13

Context
33:12 In his pain¹ Manasseh² asked the Lord his God for mercy³ and truly⁴ humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.⁵ 33:13 When he prayed to the Lord,⁶ the Lord⁷ responded to him⁸ and answered favorably⁹ his cry for mercy. The Lord¹⁰ brought him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom. Then Manasseh realized that the Lord is the true God.

Hosea 5:15--6:1

Context

5:15 Then I will return again to my lair

until they have suffered their punishment.¹¹

Then they will seek me;¹²

in their distress they will earnestly seek me.

Superficial Repentance Breeds False Assurance of God’s Forgiveness

6:1 “Come on! Let’s return to the Lord!

He himself has torn us to pieces,

but he will heal us!

He has injured¹³ us,

but he will bandage our wounds!

[33:12] ¹tn Or “distress.”

[33:12] ²tn Heb “he”; the referent (Manasseh) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:12] ³tn Heb “appeased the face of the Lord his God.”

[33:12] ⁴tn Or “greatly.”

[33:12] ⁵tn Heb “fathers.”

[33:13] ⁶tn Heb “him”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:13] ⁷tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:13] ⁸tn Heb “was entreated by him,” or “allowed himself to be entreated by him.”

[33:13] ⁹tn Heb “heard.”

[33:13] ¹⁰tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:15] ¹¹tn The verb יֶאְשְׁמוּ (ye’shÿmu, Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural from אָשַׁם, ’asham, “to be guilty”) means “to bear their punishment” (Ps 34:22-23; Prov 30:10; Isa 24:6; Jer 2:3; Hos 5:15; 10:2; 14:1; Zech 11:5; Ezek 6:6; BDB 79 s.v. אָשַׁם 3). Many English versions translate this as “admit their guilt” (NIV, NLT) or “acknowledge their guilt” (NASB, NRSV), but cf. NAB “pay for their guilt” and TEV “have suffered enough for their sins.”

[5:15] ¹²tn Heb “seek my face” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “seek my presence.”

[6:1] ¹³tn “has struck”; NRSV “struck down.”