“O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.”
"O Lord, to us belongs open shame, to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, because we have sinned against you"—reiterating the confession of comprehensive guilt and shame, emphasizing that no category of society escapes responsibility for the communal sin. The repetition underscores the completeness of Israel's moral failure and the corresponding universality of judgment. Reiteration also demonstrates the depth of Daniel's penitential emotion and commitment to honest self-assessment.
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