1. Therefore the Lord has made good his word, which he pronounced against us, and against our judges that judged Israel, and against our kings, and against our princes, and against the men of Israel and Judah,
2. to bring upon us great plagues, such as never happened under the whole heaven, as it came to pass in Jerusalem, according to the things that are written in the law of Moses;
3. That we should eat every man the flesh of his own son, and every man the flesh of his own daughter.
4. Moreover he has given them to be in subjection to all the kingdoms that are round about us, to be a reproach and a desolation among all the people round about, where the Lord has scattered them.
5. Thus were they cast down, and not exalted, because we sinned against the Lord our God, in not hearkening to his voice.
6. To the Lord our God belongs righteousness: but to us and to our fathers confusion of face, as at this day.
7. For all these plagues are come upon us, which the Lord has pronounced against us.
8. Yet have we not entreated the favor of the Lord, in turning every one from the thoughts of his wicked heart.
9. Therefore has the Lord kept watch over the plagues, and the Lord has brought them upon us; for the Lord is righteous in all his works which he has commanded us.
10. Yet we have not hearkened to his voice, to walk in the commandments of the Lord that he has set before us.
11. And now, O Lord, you God of Israel, that have brought your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with signs, and with wonders, and with great power, and with a high arm, and have gotten yourself a name, as at this day:
12. O Lord our God, we have sinned, we have done ungodly, we have dealt unrighteously in all your ordinances.
13. Let your wrath turn from us: for we are but a few left among the heathen, where you have scattered us.
14. Hear our prayer, O Lord, and our petition, and deliver us for your own sake, and give us favor in the sight of them which have led us away captive: