9 ‘If there should come upon us calamity,+ sword, adverse judgment, or pestilence+ or famine,+ let us stand before this house+ and before you (for your name+ is in this house), that we may call to you for aid out of our distress, and may you hear and save.’+

6 please, let your ear become attentive+ and your eyes opened, to listen to the prayer of your servant,+ which I am praying before you today, day and night,+ concerning the sons of Israel your servants, all the while making confession+ concerning the sins+ of the sons of Israel with which we have sinned against you. We have sinned, both I and the house of my father.+