Baruch 3:2-4

Good News Translation

² Hear us, O Lord, and have mercy on us, because we have sinned against you. ³ You reign as king forever, but we die and are gone forever. ⁴ O Lord Almighty, God of Israel, hear our prayer. We are no better off than the dead. Our ancestors sinned against you, the Lord their God. They refused to obey you, and we are suffering the consequences of their sin.