6. “To the Lord, our God, belongs justice; to us and to our ancestors, to be shamefaced, as on this day.
7. All the evils of which the Lord had warned us have come upon us.
8. We did not entreat the favor of the Lord by turning, each one, from the designs of our evil hearts.
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,
10. but we did not listen to his voice, or follow the precepts of the Lord which he had set before us.
11. “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:
12. we have sinned, we have committed sacrilege, we have violated all your statutes, Lord, our God.
13. Withdraw your anger from us, for we are left few in number among the nations where you have scattered us.
14. Hear, Lord, our prayer of supplication, and deliver us for your own sake: grant us favor in the sight of those who brought us into exile,
15. that the whole earth may know that you are the Lord, our God, and that Israel and his descendants bear your name.
16. Lord, look down from your holy dwelling and take thought of us; Lord, incline your ear to hear us.
17. Open your eyes and see: it is not the dead in Hades, whose breath has been taken from within them, who will declare the glory and vindication to the Lord.
18. The person who is deeply grieved, who walks bowed and feeble, with failing eyes and famished soul, will declare your glory and justice, Lord!
19. “Not on the just deeds of our ancestors and our kings do we base our plea for mercy in your sight, Lord, our God.
20. You have sent your wrath and anger upon us, as you had warned us through your servants the prophets:
21. Thus says the Lord: Bend your necks and serve the king of Babylon, that you may continue in the land I gave your ancestors;
22. for if you do not listen to the Lord’s voice so as to serve the king of Babylon,