1 Kings 8:47-50

47yet aif they turn their heart in the land to which they have been carried captive, and repent and plead with you in the land of their captors, saying, b‘We have sinned and have acted perversely and wickedly,’ 48 cif they repent with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray to you dtoward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city that you have chosen, and the house that I have built for your name, 49then hear in heaven your dwelling place their prayer and their plea, and maintain their cause 50and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions that they have committed against you, and egrant them compassion in the sight of those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them

2 Chronicles 6:37-39

37yet if they turn their heart in the land to which they have been carried captive, and repent and plead with you in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned and have acted perversely and wickedly,’ 38if they repent with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity to which they were carried captive, and pray toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city that you have chosen and the house that I have built for your name, 39then hear from heaven your dwelling place their prayer and their pleas, and maintain their cause and forgive your people who have sinned against you.

Ezra 9:6

6saying:

“O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift my face to you, my God, for our iniquities fhave risen higher than our heads, and our gguilt has hmounted up to the heavens.

Nehemiah 1:6-8

6 ilet your ear be attentive and your eyes open, to hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night for the people of Israel your servants, jconfessing the sins of the people of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Even kI and my father’s house have sinned. 7 lWe have acted very corruptly against you and have not kept the commandments, the statutes, and the rules mthat you commanded your servant Moses. 8Remember the word that you commanded your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, nI will scatter you among the peoples,

Nehemiah 9:33-34

33 oYet you have been righteous in all that has come upon us, for you have dealt faithfully pand we have acted wickedly. 34Our kings, our princes, our priests, and our fathers have not kept your law or paid attention to your commandments and your warnings that you gave them.

Psalms 106:6

6 qBoth we and rour fathers have sinned;
we have committed iniquity; we have done wickedness.

Daniel 9:15

15And now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of the land of Egypt swith a mighty hand, and thave made a name for yourself, as at this day, uwe have sinned, we have done wickedly.

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