Leviticus 16:21

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Summary

And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:

Confess over

Putting

Isaiah 53:6

2 Corinthians 5:21

Bible References

Confess over

"'If they confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, in their trespass which they trespassed against me, and also that, because they walked contrary to me,

Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there was gathered together to him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children; for the people wept very bitterly.

Let your ear now be attentive, and your eyes open, that you may listen to the prayer of your servant, which I pray before you at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel your servants while I confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Yes, I and my father's house have sinned.

They stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of Yahweh their God a fourth part of the day; and [another] fourth part they confessed, and worshiped Yahweh their God.

I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn't hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

For I know my transgressions. My sin is constantly before me.

He who conceals his sins doesn't prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

I set my face to the Lord God, to seek by prayer and petitions, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Putting

All we like sheep have gone astray. Everyone has turned to his own way; and Yahweh has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.