A Plea for Israel

An enemy might defeat your people Israel because they have sinned against you.

Then the people of Israel will return to you and say you are God.

They will pray and beg you for help in this Temple. When this happens,

listen from heaven. Forgive the sin of your people, the Israelites. Bring them back

into the land you gave to them and their ancestors. The sky might

not let it rain because your people have sinned against you. Then they will

pray, facing this Temple. They will say you are God. They will stop

doing their sin because you are punishing them. When that happens, then listen from