The king told Ashpenaz, the chief-of-staff, to bring some of the Israelites, the royal family, and the nobility.

You, Adonay, are righteous. But we—the men of Judah, the citizens of Jerusalem, and all the Israelites whom you scattered in countries near and far—are still ashamed because we have been unfaithful to you.

All Israel has ignored your teachings and refused to listen to you. So you brought on us the curses you swore in an oath, the curses written in the Teachings of Elohim’s servant Moses. We sinned against you.

I continued to pray, confessing my sins and the sins of my people Israel. I humbly placed my request about my Elohim’s holy mountain in front of Yahweh my Elohim.