⁷ We have acted very wickedly^(A) toward you. We have not obeyed the commands, decrees and laws you gave your servant Moses.

“Lord, the great and awesome God,^(B) who keeps his covenant of love^(C) with those who love him and keep his commandments, ⁵ we have sinned^(D) and done wrong.^(E) We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away^(F) from your commands and laws.^{(G) 6} We have not listened^(H) to your servants the prophets,^(I) who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our ancestors,^(J) and to all the people of the land.

⁷ “Lord, you are righteous,^(K) but this day we are covered with shame^(L)—the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered^(M) us because of our unfaithfulness^(N) to you.^{(O) 8} We and our kings, our princes and our ancestors are covered with shame, Lord, because we have sinned against you.^{(P) 9} The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving,^(Q) even though we have rebelled against him;^{(R) 10} we have not obeyed the Lord our God or kept the laws he gave us through his servants the prophets.^{(S) 11} All Israel has transgressed^(T) your law^(U) and turned away, refusing to obey you.

“Therefore the curses^(V) and sworn judgments^(W) written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured out on us, because we have sinned^(X) against you.