Prayer of Azariah 9-11

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

⁹ You have handed us over to our enemies, lawless and hateful rebels,
    and to an unjust king, the most wicked in all the world.
¹⁰ And now we cannot open our mouths;
    we, your servants who worship you, have become a shame and a reproach.
¹¹ For your name’s sake do not give us up for ever,
    and do not annul your covenant.