- We have sinned:
- "And said,ªº O my God,ª I am ashamedªº and blushªº to lift upªº my faceª to¹ thee, my God:ª for¹ our iniquitiesª are increasedªº overª [our] head,ª and our trespassª is grown upªº 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 deliveredªº 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,ªº that thou mayest hearªº¹ the prayerª of thy servant,ª which¹ I¹ prayªº beforeª thee now,ª dayª and night,ª for¹ the childrenª of Israelª thy servants,ª and confessªº¹ the sinsª of the childrenª of Israel,ª which¹ we have sinnedªº against thee: both I¹ and my father'sª houseª have sinned.ªº" {Neh 1:6} + "Nevertheless they were disobedient,ªº and rebelledªº against thee, and castªº¹ thy lawª behindª their backs,ª and slewªº thy prophetsª which¹ testifiedªº against them to turnªº them to¹ thee, and they wroughtªº greatª provocations.ª ... Yet manyª yearsª didst thou forbearªº¹ them, and testifiedstªº against them by thy spiritª inª thy prophets:ª yet would they not¹ give ear:ªº therefore gavestªº thou them into the handª of the peopleª of the lands.ª" {Neh 9:26-30} + "He lookethªº upon¹ men,²¹ and [if any] say,ªº I have sinned,ªº and pervertedªº [that which was] right,ª and it profitedªº me not;¹ ... He will deliverªº his soulª from goingªº¹ into the pit,ª and his lifeª shall seeªº the light.ª" {Job 33:27-28} + "We have sinnedªº with¹ our fathers,ª we have committed iniquity,ªº we have done wickedly.ªº" {Psa 106:6} + "But we are¹ all¹ as an uncleanª [thing], and all¹ our righteousnessesª [are] as filthyª rags;ª and we all¹ do fadeªºº²º as a leaf;ª and our iniquities,ª like the wind,ª have taken us away.ªº ... Wilt thou refrain²º thyself¹ for¹ these¹ [things], O LORD?ª wilt thou hold thy peace,ªº and afflictªº us very sore?ª¹" {Isa 64:6-12} + "Goªº and proclaimªº¹ these¹ wordsª toward the north,ª and say,ªº Return,ªº thou backslidingª Israel,ª saithªº the LORD;ª [and] I will not¹ cause mine angerª to fallªº upon you: for¹ I¹ [am] merciful,ª saithªº the LORD,ª [and] I will not¹ keepªº [anger] for ever.ª ... Turn,ªº O backslidingª children,ª saithªº the LORD;ª for¹ I¹ am marriedªº unto you: and I will takeªº you oneª of a city,ª¹ and twoª of a family,ª¹ and I will bringªº you to Zion:ª" {Jer 3:12-14} + "I have surely²º heardªº Ephraimª bemoaning²º himself¹ [thus]; Thou hast chastisedªº me, and I was chastised,ªº as a bullockª unaccustomedªªº [to the yoke]: turnªº thou me, and I shall be turned;ªº for¹ thou¹ [art] the LORDª my God.ª ... [Is] Ephraimª my dearª son?ª [is he] a pleasantª child?ª for¹ sinceª¹ I spakeªº against him, I do earnestly²º rememberªº him still:¹ therefore¹¹ my bowelsª are troubledªº for him; I will surely²º have mercyªº upon him, saithªº the LORD.ª" {Jer 31:18-20} + "We have sinned,ªº and have committed iniquity,ªº and have done wickedly,ªº and have rebelled,ªº even by departingªº from thy preceptsª¹ and from thy judgments:ª¹ ... Yea, all¹ Israelª have transgressedªº¹ thy law,ª even by departing,ªº that they might not¹ obeyªº thy voice;ª therefore the curseª is pouredªº upon¹ us, and the oathª that¹ [is] writtenªº in the lawª of Mosesª the servantª of God,ª because¹ we have sinnedªº against him." {Dan 9:5-11} + "I will ariseªº and goªº toª myª father,ª andª will sayªº unto him,ª Father,ª I have sinnedªº againstª heaven,ª andª beforeª thee,ª ... Andª amªº no moreª worthyª to be calledªº thyª son:ª makeªº meª asª oneª of thyª hired servants.ª" {Lke 15:18-19}
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