1 Kings 8:47-49

If they shall bethink themselves Consider their ways, and reflect on their past conduct as the cause of their sufferings. Hebrew, If they shall bring back their hearts from their idols and vanities; from going out after, and trusting in, any creature. And repent Afflictions are calculated to bring men, first to serious consideration, and then to repentance; and when they are truly penitent, they wilt confess their sins and humble themselves. Saying Sensibly, and with an honest heart; we have sinned and done perversely. And return unto thee with all their heart and all their soul Sincerely, universally, and steadfastly. Then hear thou, and maintain their cause Hebrew, their right against their invaders and oppressors; for they had forfeited all their rights to God only, but not to their enemies; whom though God used as scourges to chastise his people's sins, yet they had no pretence of right to their land.