⁴⁷ and if they have a change of heart in the land where they are held captive, and repent and plead^(A) with you in the land of their captors and say, ‘We have sinned, we have done wrong, we have acted wickedly’;^(B)

“I am too ashamed^(A) and disgraced, my God, to lift up my face to you, because our sins are higher than our heads and our guilt has reached to the heavens.^{(B) 7} From the days of our ancestors^(C) until now, our guilt has been great. Because of our sins, we and our kings and our priests have been subjected to the sword^(D) and captivity,^(E) to pillage and humiliation^(F) at the hand of foreign kings, as it is today.

⁵ we have sinned^(A) and done wrong.^(B) We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away^(C) from your commands and laws.^{(D) 6} We have not listened^(E) to your servants the prophets,^(F) who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our ancestors,^(G) and to all the people of the land.

⁷ “Lord, you are righteous,^(H) but this day we are covered with shame^(I)—the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered^(J) us because of our unfaithfulness^(K) to you.^{(L) 8} We and our kings, our princes and our ancestors are covered with shame, Lord, because we have sinned against you.^{(M) 9} The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving,^(N) even though we have rebelled against him;^{(O) 10} we have not obeyed the Lord our God or kept the laws he gave us through his servants the prophets.^{(P) 11} All Israel has transgressed^(Q) your law^(R) and turned away, refusing to obey you.

“Therefore the curses^(S) and sworn judgments^(T) written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured out on us, because we have sinned^(U) against you.