15. “To the Lord our God belongs justice; to us, people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, to be shamefaced, as on this day—
16. to us, our kings, rulers, priests, and prophets, and our ancestors.
17. We have sinned in the Lord’s sight
18. and disobeyed him. We have not listened to the voice of the Lord, our God, so as to follow the precepts the Lord set before us.
19. From the day the Lord led our ancestors out of the land of Egypt until the present day, we have been disobedient to the Lord, our God, and neglected to listen to his voice.