Prayer of Azariah 1:9

9 And thou hast delivered us into the hands of our enemies that are unjust, and most wicked, and prevaricators, and to a king unjust, and most wicked beyond all that axe upon the earth.

Prayer of Azariah 1:9 In-Context

7 And we have not hearkened to thy commandments, nor have we observed nor done as thou hadst commanded us, that it might go well with us.
8 Wherefore all that thou hast brought upon us, and every thing that thou hast done to us, thou hast done in true judgment:
9 And thou hast delivered us into the hands of our enemies that are unjust, and most wicked, and prevaricators, and to a king unjust, and most wicked beyond all that axe upon the earth.
10 And now we cannot open our mouths: we are become a shame and reproach to thy servants, and to them that worship thee.
11 Deliver us not up for ever, we beseech thee, for thy name's sake, and abolish not thy covenant.
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