⁵ If someone incurs guilt in one of these cases, he is to confess^(A) he has committed that sin.

⁴⁰ “But when they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their ancestors—their unfaithfulness that they practiced against me, and how they acted with hostility toward me,

⁷ The person is to confess^(A) the sin he has committed. He is to pay full compensation, add a fifth of its value to it, and give it to the individual he has wronged.^(B)

²² Then Hezekiah encouraged^[a](A) all the Levites who performed skillfully before the Lord. They ate at the appointed festival for seven days, sacrificing fellowship offerings and giving thanks to the Lord, the God of their ancestors.^(B)

⁶ let your eyes be open and your ears be attentive^(A) to hear your servant’s prayer that I now pray to you day and night^(B) for your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins^[a] we have committed against you. Both I and my father’s family have sinned.^(C)

² Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all foreigners,^(A) and they stood^(B) and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors.^(C)

⁴ I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:

Ah, Lord—the great and awe-inspiring God^(A) who keeps his gracious covenant^(B) with those who love him^(C) and keep his commands^(D)—

The Seventy Weeks of Years

²⁰ While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel,^(A) and presenting my petition before the Lord my God concerning the holy mountain of my God—