Baruch 2:9-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 The Lord kept watch over the evils, and brought them home to us; for the Lord is just in all the works he commanded us to do,(A) 10 but we did not listen to his voice, or follow the precepts of the Lord which he had set before us.
C. Prayer for Deliverance
11 [a]“And now, Lord, God of Israel, who led your people out of the land of Egypt with a strong hand, with signs and wonders and great might, and with an upraised arm, so that you have made for yourself a name to the present day:(B)
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- 2:11–35 An earnest appeal for divine mercy, along with confession of sin; cf. Dn 9:15–19.
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