We have not hearkened to thy servants, the prophets, that have spoken in thy name to our kings, to our princes, to our fathers, and to all the people of the land.
וְלֹ֤א שָׁמַ֙עְנוּ֙ אֶל־עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר דִּבְּרוּ֙ בְּשִׁמְךָ֔ אֶל־מְלָכֵ֥ינוּ שָׂרֵ֖ינוּ וַאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ וְאֶ֖ל כָּל־עַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ׃
One Church Father comments on this verse
Your compassion has persistently watched over us, communicating through the prophets, addressing kings and rulers, and reaching out to priests and educators—whom Daniel referred to as fathers—and on numerous occasions to the entire populace; yet, despite all this, we continued in our defiance. Hence, the prophet fittingly stated:
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