1-2. Daniel wrote:Some years later, Darius the Mede, who was the son of Xerxes, had become king of Babylonia. And during his first year as king, I found out from studying the writings of the prophets that the Lord had said to Jeremiah, “Jerusalem will lie in ruins for seventy years.”
3-4. Then, to show my sorrow, I went without eating and dressed in sackcloth and sat in ashes. I confessed my sins and earnestly prayed to the Lord my God:Our Lord, you are a great and fearsome God, and you faithfully keep your agreement with those who love and obey you.
5. But we have sinned terribly by rebelling against you and rejecting your laws and teachings.