- confess:
- "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} + "Now¹ therefore makeª° confessionª unto the LORDª Godª of your fathers,ª and doª° his pleasure:ª and separate²° yourselves¹ from the peopleª¹ of the land,ª and from¹ the strangeª wives.ª" {Ezr 10:11} + "I acknowledgedª° my sinª unto thee, and mine iniquityª have I not¹ hid.ª° I said,ª° I will confessª° my transgressionsª¹ unto the LORD;ª and thou¹ forgavestª° the iniquityª of my sin.ª Selah.ª" {Psa 32:5} + "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° ... And [there is] none¹ that callethª° upon thy name,ª that stirreth up²° himself¹ to take holdª° of thee: for¹ thou hast hidª° thy faceª from¹ us, and hast consumedª° us, becauseª of our iniquities.ª" {Isa 64:6-7} + "Wherefore¹ doth a livingª manª complain,ª° a manª for¹ the punishment of his sins?ª ... Weª have transgressedª° and have rebelled:ª° thou¹ hast not¹ pardoned.ª°" {Lam 3:39-42} + "And I prayedª° unto the LORDª my God,ª and made my confession,ª° and said,ª° Oª Lord,ª the greatª and dreadfulª° God,ª keepingª° the covenantª and mercyª to them that loveª° him, and to them that keepª° his commandments;ª" {Dan 9:4} + "And whiles¹ I¹ [was] speaking,ª° and praying,ª° and confessingª° my sinª and the sinª of my peopleª Israel,ª and presentingª° my supplicationª beforeª the LORDª my Godª for¹ the holyª mountainª of my God;ª" {Dan 9:20} + "Ifª we confessª° ourª sins,ª he isª° faithfulª andª justª toª forgiveª° usª [our] sins,ª andª to cleanseª° usª fromª allª unrighteousness.ª" {1Jn 1:9}
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