Ezra 9:6

4 Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice.

5 And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God,

And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.

7 Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.

8 And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
and said: “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.
KJV
And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.
WEB
and I said, “My God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God, for our iniquities have increased over our head, and our guiltiness has grown up to the heavens.
ASV
and I said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God; for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our guiltiness is grown up unto the heavens.
DARBY
and said: O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God; for our iniquities are increased over [our] head, and our trespass is grown up to the heavens.
BLB
and I said, “O my God, I am too ashamed and humiliated to lift up, my God, my face to You, for our iniquities have risen higher than the head, and our guilt has grown up as far as to the heavens.
ÅB
og sa: Min Gud! Jeg skammer meg og blues for å løfte mitt ansikt opp mot deg, min Gud! For våre misgjerninger er vokst oss over hodet, og vår skyld er blitt så stor at den når til himmelen.
OTB
og jeg ba: “Å min Gud, jeg skammer meg og er ydmyket over å løfte mitt ansikt til Deg, min Gud, for våre misgjerninger har steget over våre hoder, og vår skyld har nådd opp til himmelen.
B1930
og sa: Min Gud! Jeg skammer mig og blues for å løfte mitt ansikt op mot dig, min Gud! For våre misgjerninger er vokset oss over hodet, og vår skyld er blitt så stor at den når til himmelen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Revelation 18:5

    For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.

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  • Psalms 38:4

    For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

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  • 2 Chronicles 28:9

    But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven.

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  • Ezra 9:15

    O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.

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  • Luke 15:21

    And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

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  • Job 42:6

    Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.

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  • Jeremiah 3:24–25

    For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.

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  • Job 40:4

    Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

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