2 Chronicles 6:37yet if they shall repent themselves in the land where they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication to you in the land of their captivity, saying, 'We have sinned, we have done perversely, and have dealt wickedly;'
The setting
Jerusalem, Israel, ~960 BC. Solomon continues his dedication prayer, describing the moment when exiled Israelites would come to their senses in foreign lands...
The emotion here: prophetic burden mixed with hope for future restoration
The original word
shub (שׁוּב) — to turn around, return, repent - same word used for both physical and spiritual return
Why it matters
The Hebrew uses the same word for 'repent' and 'return' - true repentance always involves coming back
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 6:37
Solomon is describing the exact psychological process the exiles would experience 400 years later
Common misconceptionPeople think repentance is just feeling sorry. But the Hebrew 'shub' means to literally turn around and walk the opposite direction - it requires action, not just emotion.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 6:37
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 6:37 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 6:37 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. The setting is the Temple. These words are attributed to Solomon. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 50% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the prayer genre of biblical literature. Key themes include repentance, exile, restoration. Notable phrases: repent themselves; turn again; make supplication. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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