⁶ and I said, “My God, I am ashamed and humiliated to lift up my face to You, my God, for our wrongful deeds have ^[a]risen above our heads, and our ^(A)guilt has grown even to the heavens. ^7 (B)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 ^[b](C)open shame, as it is this day.

^6 (A)let Your ear now be attentive and Your eyes open, to hear the prayer of Your servant which I am praying before You now, day and night, on behalf of the sons of Israel Your servants, ^(B)confessing the sins of the sons of Israel which we have committed against You; ^(C)I and my father’s house have sinned.

^5 (A)we have sinned, we have done wrong, and ^[a]acted wickedly and ^(B)rebelled, even ^(C)turning aside from Your commandments and ordinances.