8. O Lord, to us belongs shame of face, to our kings, to our officials, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against You.
9. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him.
10. We have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in His laws, which He set before us by His servants the prophets.
11. Indeed, all Israel has transgressed Your law, even by departing that they might not obey Your voice.“Therefore the curse has been poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the Law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against Him.
12. He has confirmed His words, which He had spoken against us and against our judges who judged us, by bringing on us great calamity. For under the whole heaven there has not been done such as has been done to Jerusalem.