47 (A)if they [a]take it to heart in the land where they have been taken captive, and repent and implore Your [b]favor in the land of those who have taken them captive, saying, ‘(B)We have sinned and done wrong, we have acted wickedly’;

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  1. 1 Kings 8:47 Lit return to their heart
  2. 1 Kings 8:47 Or compassion

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)

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(A)Since the days of our fathers to this day we have been in great guilt, and because of our wrongful deeds we, our kings, and our priests have been handed over to the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to plunder, and to [a](B)open shame, as it is this day.

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  1. Ezra 9:7 Lit shame of faces

From the days of our ancestors(A) until now, our guilt has been great. Because of our sins, we and our kings and our priests have been subjected to the sword(B) and captivity,(C) to pillage and humiliation(D) at the hand of foreign kings, as it is today.

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(A)We have acted very corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances (B)which You commanded Your servant Moses.

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We have acted very wickedly(A) toward you. We have not obeyed the commands, decrees and laws you gave your servant Moses.

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25 Let us lie down in our (A)shame, and let our humiliation cover us; for we have sinned against the Lord our God, we and our fathers, (B)from our youth even to this day. And we have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.”

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25 Let us lie down in our shame,(A)
    and let our disgrace cover us.
We have sinned(B) against the Lord our God,
    both we and our ancestors;(C)
from our youth(D) till this day
    we have not obeyed(E) the Lord our God.”

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(A)we have sinned, we have done wrong, and [a]acted wickedly and (B)rebelled, even (C)turning aside from Your commandments and ordinances.

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  1. Daniel 9:5 Or made ourselves guilty

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)

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