Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;
Bible References
Yet if
Leviticus 26:40
However, when they confess their iniquity and their ancestors' iniquity which they committed by trespassing against me, by which they also walked in hostility against me
Deuteronomy 4:29
But if you seek the Lord your God from there, you will find him, if, indeed, you seek him with all your heart and soul.
Deuteronomy 30:1
"When you have experienced all these things, both the blessings and the curses I have set before you, you will reflect upon them in all the nations where the Lord your God has banished you.
Luke 15:17
But when he came to his senses he said, 'How many of my father's hired workers have food enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger!
We have sinned
Ezra 9:6
I prayed, "O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face to you, my God! For our iniquities have climbed higher than our heads, and our guilt extends to the heavens.
Nehemiah 1:6
may your ear be attentive and your eyes be open to hear the prayer of your servant that I am praying to you today throughout both day and night on behalf of your servants the Israelites. I am confessing the sins of the Israelites that we have committed against you -- both I myself and my family have sinned.
Nehemiah 9:26
"Nonetheless they grew disobedient and rebelled against you; they disregarded your law. They killed your prophets who had solemnly admonished them in order to cause them to return to you. They committed atrocious blasphemies.
Job 33:27
That person sings to others, saying: 'I have sinned and falsified what is right, but I was not punished according to what I deserved.
Psalm 106:6
We have sinned like our ancestors; we have done wrong, we have done evil.
Isaiah 64:6
We are all like one who is unclean, all our so-called righteous acts are like a menstrual rag in your sight. We all wither like a leaf; our sins carry us away like the wind.
Jeremiah 3:12
"Go and shout this message to my people in the countries in the north. Tell them, 'Come back to me, wayward Israel,' says the Lord. 'I will not continue to look on you with displeasure. For I am merciful,' says the Lord. 'I will not be angry with you forever.
Jeremiah 31:18
I have indeed heard the people of Israel say mournfully, 'We were like a calf untrained to the yoke. You disciplined us and we learned from it. Let us come back to you and we will do so, for you are the Lord our God.
Daniel 9:5
we have sinned! We have done what is wrong and wicked; we have rebelled by turning away from your commandments and standards.
Luke 15:18
I will get up and go to my father and say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.