3. I then turned my face to my Lord God, asking for an answer with prayer and pleading, and with fasting, mourning clothes, and ashes.
4. As I prayed to the Lord my God, I made this confession:Please, my Lord—you are the great and awesome God, the one who keeps the covenant, and truly faithful to all who love him and keep his commands:
5. We have sinned and done wrong. We have brought guilt on ourselves and rebelled, ignoring your commands and your laws.
6. We haven’t listened to your servants, the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our leaders, our parents, and to all the land’s people.