¹⁸ O my God, incline Thine ear, and hear; open^◦ Thine eyes, and see our desolations, and the city upon which Thy name is called; for we^◦ do not cause our supplications^◦ to fall before Thee on·​·account·​·of our justice, but^◦ on·​·account·​·of Thy many compassions.

²⁴ And they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but went in the counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and became backward, and not to the face.