And I said:(A)

My God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face toward you, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads and our guilt is as high as the heavens.(B)

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City officials stopped talking
and covered their mouths with their hands.(A)

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Therefore, I reject my words and am sorry for them;
I am dust and ashes.[a][b]

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Footnotes

  1. 42:6 LXX reads I despise myself and melt; I consider myself dust and ashes
  2. 42:6 Lit I reject and I relent, concerning dust and ashes

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