Nehemiah 9:29-35
9:29 And you solemnly admonished them in order to return them to your law, but they behaved presumptuously and did not obey your commandments. They sinned against your ordinances – those by which an individual, if he obeys them,
will live. They boldly turned from you;
they rebelled
and did not obey.
9:30 You prolonged your kindness
with them for many years, and you solemnly admonished them by your Spirit through your prophets. Still they paid no attention,
so you delivered them into the hands of the neighboring peoples.
9:31 However, due to your abundant mercy you did not do away with them altogether; you did not abandon them. For you are a merciful and compassionate God.
9:32 “So now, our God – the great, powerful, and awesome God, who keeps covenant fidelity – do not regard as inconsequential all the hardship that has befallen us – our kings, our leaders, our priests, our prophets, our ancestors, and all your people – from the days of the kings of Assyria until this very day!
9:33 You are righteous with regard to all that has happened to us, for you have acted faithfully. It is we who have been in the wrong!
9:34 Our kings, our leaders, our priests, and our ancestors have not kept your law. They have not paid attention to your commandments or your testimonies by which you have solemnly admonished them.
9:35 Even when they were in their kingdom and benefiting from your incredible goodness that you had lavished on them in the spacious and fertile land you had set before them, they did not serve you, nor did they turn from their evil practices.
Psalms 106:6
106:6 We have sinned like our ancestors;
we have done wrong, we have done evil.
Daniel 9:5-6
9:5 we have sinned! We have done what is wrong and wicked; we have rebelled by turning away from your commandments and standards.
9:6 We have not paid attention to your servants the prophets, who spoke by your authority
to our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors,
and to all the inhabitants
of the land as well.