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- "And said,ª° O my God,ª I am ashamedª° and blushª° to lift upª° my faceª to¹ thee, my God:ª for¹ our iniquitiesª are increasedª° overª [our] head,ª and our trespassª is grown upª° unto¹ the heavens.ª ... Since the daysª¹ of our fathersª [have] we¹ [been] in a greatª trespassª unto¹ this¹ day;ª and for our iniquitiesª have we,¹ our kings,ª [and] our priests,ª been deliveredª° into the handª of the kingsª of the lands,ª to the sword,ª to captivity,ª and to a spoil,ª and to confusionª of face,ª as [it is] this¹ day.ª" {Ezr 9:6-7} + "Let thine earª now¹ be¹ attentive,ª and thine eyesª open,ª° that thou mayest hearª°¹ the prayerª of thy servant,ª which¹ I¹ prayª° beforeª thee now,ª dayª and night,ª for¹ the childrenª of Israelª thy servants,ª and confessª°¹ the sinsª of the childrenª of Israel,ª which¹ we have sinnedª° against thee: both I¹ and my father'sª houseª have sinned.ª° ... O Lord,ª I beseechª thee, let now¹ thine earª be¹ attentiveª to¹ the prayerª of thy servant,ª and to¹ the prayerª of thy servants,ª who desireª to fearª°¹ thy name:ª and prosper,ª° I pray¹ thee, thy servantª this day,ª and grantª° him mercyª in the sightª of this¹ man.ª For I¹ was¹ the king'sª cupbearer.²°¹" {Neh 1:6-11} + "Nevertheless they were disobedient,ª° and rebelledª° against thee, and castª°¹ thy lawª behindª their backs,ª and slewª° thy prophetsª which¹ testifiedª° against them to turnª° them to¹ thee, and they wroughtª° greatª provocations.ª ... Yet manyª yearsª didst thou forbearª°¹ them, and testifiedstª° against them by thy spiritª inª thy prophets:ª yet would they not¹ give ear:ª° therefore gavestª° thou them into the handª of the peopleª of the lands.ª" {Neh 9:26-30} + "We have sinnedª° with¹ our fathers,ª we have committed iniquity,ª° we have done wickedly.ª°" {Psa 106:6} + "But we are¹ all¹ as an uncleanª [thing], and all¹ our righteousnessesª [are] as filthyª rags;ª and we all¹ do fadeª°°²° as a leaf;ª and our iniquities,ª like the wind,ª have taken us away.ª° ... Wilt thou refrain²° thyself¹ for¹ these¹ [things], O LORD?ª wilt thou hold thy peace,ª° and afflictª° us very sore?ª¹" {Isa 64:6-12} + "We have sinned,ª° and have committed iniquity,ª° and have done wickedly,ª° and have rebelled,ª° even by departingª° from thy preceptsª¹ and from thy judgments:ª¹ ... Yea, all¹ Israelª have transgressedª°¹ thy law,ª even by departing,ª° that they might not¹ obeyª° thy voice;ª therefore the curseª is pouredª° upon¹ us, and the oathª that¹ [is] writtenª° in the lawª of Mosesª the servantª of God,ª because¹ we have sinnedª° against him." {Dan 9:5-11} + "And I will pourª° upon¹ the houseª of David,ª and upon¹ the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem,ª the spiritª of graceª and of supplications:ª and they shall lookª° upon¹ me¹ whom¹ they have pierced,ª° and they shall mourn²¹ for¹ him, as one mourneth²°¹ for¹ [his] onlyª [son], and shall be in bitternessª° for¹ him, as one that is in bitternessª° for¹ [his] firstborn.ª" {Zch 12:10}
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