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Connecting Statement:
King Solomon continues praying.
Suppose they sin ... suppose that you are angry
Solomon speaks about events that he thinks could happen in the future. The situations he describes in verses 36-38 are conditions for what he requests verse 39.
hand them over to the enemy
Here "hand them over to the enemy" represents allowing the enemy to capture them. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
so that the enemy carries them away
Here "carries them away" represents forcing them to leave their own country. Alternate translation: "so that the enemy forces them to leave" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)