"and forgive thy people who have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions which they have committed against thee; and grant them compassion in the sight of those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them." — Even *in exile*, God can *hear prayers toward the temple from afar*, *forgive*, and *grant compassion* from *captors*. This section anticipates the *Babylonian exile* and *Israel's restoration*, providing *theological hope* even for *national catastrophe*.

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