Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.
Because your heart was gentle and you bowed down before God when you heard his words against this place and its people, and you showed deep sorrow to me by tearing your clothes and crying, I have listened to you, says the Lord.