They established the altar on its foundations, even though they were in terror of the local peoples,<n id="1" /> and they offered burnt offerings on it to the <sc>Lordsc>, both the morning and the evening offerings.

Everyone who held the words of the God of Israel in awe<n id="1" /> gathered around me because of the unfaithful acts of the people of the exile.<n id="2" /> Devastated, I continued to sit there until the evening offering.p>

<p class="bodytext">At the time of the evening offering I got up from my self-abasement,<n id="1" /> with my tunic and robe torn, and then dropped to my knees and spread my hands to the <sc>Lordsc> my God.