31. Then the people will fear and obey you as long as they live in this land. This is the land you gave our ancestors.
32. “A foreigner might come here from a country far away. He is not one of your people, the people of Israel. But he will come because he has heard about your greatness and power. He knows about the things you have done. When he comes and prays, facing this Temple,
33. then listen. Listen from heaven, your home. And do what he asks you to do. Then all the peoples of the earth will know you and respect you, just as your people Israel do. And they will know that this Temple I built is for worshiping you.
34. “You might send your people to fight their enemies. They will pray to you, facing this city you chose and the Temple I built for worshiping you.
35. If they do, then listen from heaven to their prayer. Listen to their cry and help them.
36. “People will sin against you. There is not a person who does not sin. And you will become angry with them. You will let an enemy defeat them. The enemy will capture them and take them away. It may be to a land far away or near.