1-2 Daniel wrote:Some years later, Darius the Mede, who was the son of Xerxes, had become king of Babylonia. And during his first year as king, I found out from studying the writings of the prophets that the Lord had said to Jeremiah, “Jerusalem will lie in ruins for seventy years.”
3-4 Then, to show my sorrow, I went without eating and dressed in sackcloth and sat in ashes. I confessed my sins and earnestly prayed to the Lord my God:Our Lord, you are a great and fearsome God, and you faithfully keep your agreement with those who love and obey you.
5 But we have sinned terribly by rebelling against you and rejecting your laws and teachings.
6 We have ignored the message your servants the prophets spoke to our kings, our leaders, our ancestors, and everyone else.