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Prophecy and Repentance
2 Chronicles 12:5-8
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Now Sh'ma'yah the prophet came to Rechav'am and the leaders of Y'hudah who had gathered in Yerushalayim because of Shishak and said to them, "Here is what ADONAI says: 'Because you have abandoned me, I have abandoned you to the hands of Shishak.'"
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In response, the leaders of Isra'el and the king humbled themselves; they said, "ADONAI is right."
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When ADONAI saw that they had humbled themselves, this word of ADONAI came to Sh'ma'yah: "Because they have humbled themselves, I will not destroy them but will grant them a measure of deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Yerushalayim through Shishak.
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However, they will become his slaves, so that they will come to appreciate the difference between serving me and serving earthly kingdoms."
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