O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.
O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day - shame at our guilt, betrayed in our countenance, is what belongs to us, as our punishment "at this day" attests.
To the men of Judah ... and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off. However varied was the chastisements, some Jews not being cast off so far from Jerusalem as others, all alike were sharers in the guilt.