2 Chronicles 7 · Verse 15

2 Chronicles 7:15

Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
2 Chronicles 7:15, King James Version

2 Chronicles 7:15 in other translations

BSBNow My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.
WEBNow my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to prayer that is made in this place.
ASVNow mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent, unto the prayer that is made in this place.
YLT‘Now, Mine eyes are open, and Mine ears attentive, to the prayer of this place;
DARBYNow mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attentive to the prayer made in this place;
BBENow my eyes will be open and my ears awake to the prayers made in this place.
WebsterNow my eyes shall be open, and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.

What does 2 Chronicles 7:15 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 Now mine eyes shall be open - It shall be pleasing to me in the sight of my Word, that I should incline mine ear," etc. - Targum.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 7:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

עַתָּ֗ה'a.TahnowH6258
עֵינַי֙'ei.Naieyes myH5869
יִהְי֣וּyih.Yuthey will beH1961
פְתֻח֔וֹתfe.tu.ChotopenH6605
וְאָזְנַ֖יve.'a.ze.Naiand ears myH241
קַשֻּׁב֑וֹתka.shu.VotattentiveH7183
לִתְפִלַּ֖תlit.fi.Latto [the] prayer ofH8605
הַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.Komthe placeH4725
הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 7:15

  • 1 Peter 3:12

    For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

  • 2 Chronicles 6:40

    Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.

  • Nehemiah 1:6

    Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father’s house have sinned.

  • 2 Chronicles 6:20

    That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this place.

  • Deuteronomy 11:12

    A land which the Lord thy God careth for: the eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.

  • Psalms 65:2

    O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

  • Psalms 130:2

    Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
mine eyes.
6:20,40; De 11:12; Ne 1:6; Ps 65:2; 130:2; 1Pe 3:12
that is made in this place. Heb. of this place.
6:40

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 7:14

    If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

  • 2 Chronicles 7:15

    Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.

  • 2 Chronicles 7:16

    For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

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2 Chronicles 7:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Ahora estarán abiertos mis ojos, y atentos mis oídos, á la oración en este lugar:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Maintenant mes yeux seront ouverts et mes oreilles attentives à la prière qu’on fera de ce lieu;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Nun werden meinen Augen offen und meine Ohren aufmerksam sein auf das Gebet an diesem Orte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Oculi quoque mei erunt aperti, et aures meæ erectæ ad orationem ejus, qui in loco isto oraverit.