I know how much I sinned. That is why I have come here today, the very first person in all Israel to greet my lord the king.”

Forgive your people who have sinned against you. Forgive all the offenses they have committed against you. Make their captors merciful to them,

If I have sinned, what have I done to you, O watcher of all humanity? Why make me your target? Am I a burden to you?

Lord, we confess our wickedness and that of our ancestors, too. We all have sinned against you.

All these terrible things happened to you because you have burned incense to idols and sinned against the Lord. You have refused to obey him and have not followed his instructions, his decrees, and his laws.”

Jerusalem has sinned greatly, so she has been tossed away like a filthy rag. All who once honored her now despise her, for they have seen her stripped naked and humiliated. All she can do is groan and hide her face.

this is what I am going to do. I will gather together all your allies—the lovers with whom you have sinned, both those you loved and those you hated—and I will strip you naked in front of them so they can stare at you.

I will be patient as the Lord punishes me, for I have sinned against him. But after that, he will take up my case and give me justice for all I have suffered from my enemies. The Lord will bring me into the light, and I will see his righteousness.