Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah stood up against this (matter): and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.
O ye seed of Abraham his servant, Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
Let us lie down in our shame, and let our confusion cover us; for we have sinned against Jehovah our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day; and we have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah our God.
Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fortified cities, and let us be silent there; for Jehovah our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against Jehovah.
Though our iniquities testify against us, work thou for thy name's sake, O Jehovah; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.