33. You have been fair in everything that has happened to us;you have been loyal, but we have been wicked.
34. Our kings, leaders, priests, and ancestors did not obey your teachings;they did not pay attention to the commands and warnings you gave them.
35. Even when our ancestors were living in their kingdom,enjoying all the good things you had given them,enjoying the land that was fertile and full of room,they did not stop their evil ways.
36. “Look, we are slaves todayin the land you gave our ancestors.They were to enjoy its fruit and its good things,but look, we are slaves here.