Bible Verses

He has carried out the threats he pronounced against us and those who govern us. He has brought a terrible calamity upon us. No, nothing could be worse than what has come upon Jerusalem.

All Israel has broken your law and turned away from it instead of listening to your voice. Therefore, the curse and the threats written in the law of Moses, the servant of God, have come upon us. Because we have sinned against him.

We have not listened to the voice of the Lord, our God, nor followed the laws he gave us through his servants, the prophets.

We hope for pardon and mercy from the Lord, our God, because we have rebelled against him.

Ours is the shame, O Lord, for we, our kings, princes, and ancestors have sinned against you.

Lord, justice is yours; but ours is a face full of shame, as it remains to this day—we, the people of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the whole of Israel, both near and far, in all the lands where you have scattered us because of the infidelity we committed against you.

We have not listened to your servants, the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, leaders, fathers, and all the people of the land.

We have sinned; we have not been just; we have been rebels, and have turned away from your commandments and laws.

I prayed to the Lord, my God, and made this confession: “Lord God, great and to be feared, you keep your Covenant and love for those who love you and observe your commandments.

I turned to the Lord God and begged Him, praying and fasting. I did penance, wore sackcloth, and sat on a pile of ashes.