Daniel 9:8
O LORD, shame covers us—our kings, our rulers, and our ancestors—because we have sinned against You.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
KJV1611 – Modern English
O Lord, to us belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against You.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
O Lord,{H136} to us belongeth confusion{H1322} of face,{H6440} to our kings,{H4428} to our princes,{H8269} and to our fathers,{H1} because we have sinned{H2398} against thee.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
O Lord{H136}, to us belongeth confusion{H1322} of face{H6440}, to our kings{H4428}, to our princes{H8269}, and to our fathers{H1}, because we have sinned{H2398}{(H8804)} against thee.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yee o LORDE, vnto vs, to oure kinges & prynces, to oure forefathers: euen to vs all, that haue offended the, belongeth open shame.
Geneva Bible (1560)
O Lord, vnto vs apperteineth open shame, to our Kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we haue sinned against thee.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Yea O Lorde, vnto vs, to our kinges & princes, to our forefathers that haue offended thee, belongeth open shame.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
O Lord, to us [belongeth] confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Lord, to us belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against you.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
`O Lord, to us `is' the shame of face, to our kings, to our heads, and to our fathers, in that we have sinned against Thee.
American Standard Version (1901)
O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
American Standard Version (1901)
O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
O Lord, shame is on us, on our kings and our rulers and our fathers, because of our sin against you.
World English Bible (2000)
Lord, to us belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against you.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
O LORD, we have been humiliated– our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors– because we have sinned against you.
Referenced Verses
- Jer 14:20 : 20 We acknowledge, LORD, our wickedness and the guilt of our ancestors; indeed, we have sinned against You.
- Lam 1:7-8 : 7 In the days of her affliction and wandering, Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into the hand of the enemy, there was no one to help her. Her enemies saw her and mocked her downfall. 8 Jerusalem has sinned greatly and so has become unclean. All who honored her despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away.
- Lam 1:18 : 18 The LORD is righteous, for I have rebelled against his word. Listen, all you peoples; look at my suffering. My young women and my young men have gone into captivity.
- Lam 3:42 : 42 We have transgressed and rebelled, and You have not forgiven.
- Lam 5:16 : 16 The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!
- Dan 9:6-7 : 6 We have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, our rulers, our ancestors, and to all the people of the land. 7 Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but shame covers our faces today—to the people of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where You have driven them because of their unfaithfulness to You.
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- Dan 9:5-73 verses90%
5 we have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly, rebelled, and turned away from Your commandments and judgments.
6 We have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, our rulers, our ancestors, and to all the people of the land.
7 Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but shame covers our faces today—to the people of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where You have driven them because of their unfaithfulness to You.
- Ezra 9:6-72 verses86%
6 I said, 'My God, I am ashamed and humiliated to lift my face to you, my God, because our sins are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.'
7 'From the days of our ancestors until now, we have been steeped in great guilt. Because of our sins, we, our kings and priests, have been handed over to the kings of the lands, to the sword, captivity, plunder, and humiliation, as it is today.'
- Jer 3:24-252 verses85%
24 From our youth, shame has consumed all that our ancestors worked for—their flocks and herds, their sons and daughters.
25 Let us lie down in our shame, and let our disgrace cover us. We have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our ancestors; from our youth to this day, we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.
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9 The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against Him.
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20 We acknowledge, LORD, our wickedness and the guilt of our ancestors; indeed, we have sinned against You.
- Dan 9:11-166 verses80%
11 All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice. So the curse and oath written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured out on us because we have sinned against Him.
12 He has carried out His words that He spoke against us and our rulers who governed us, bringing on us a great disaster. Nothing like it has ever been done under the entire heaven as what has been done in Jerusalem.
13 As it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our sins and gaining insight into Your truth.
14 Therefore, the LORD has kept the disaster in store and brought it upon us, for the LORD our God is righteous in everything He does, yet we have not obeyed His voice.
15 Now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand and made a name for Yourself that endures to this day, we have sinned and acted wickedly.
16 O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, let Your anger and wrath turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain. For because of our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors, Jerusalem and Your people have become an object of scorn to all those around us.
- Neh 9:32-343 verses77%
32 Now therefore, our God, the great, mighty, and awesome God who keeps His covenant and steadfast love, do not let the hardship that has come upon us—on our kings, leaders, priests, prophets, ancestors, and on all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today—seem insignificant to You.
33 You are righteous in all that has happened to us, because You have acted faithfully while we have acted wickedly.
34 Our kings, leaders, priests, and ancestors did not obey Your law or pay attention to Your commandments and warnings You gave them.
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16 The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!
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12 For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us. Indeed, our transgressions are with us, and we know our iniquities.
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7 Though our iniquities testify against us, LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our backslidings are many; we have sinned against You.
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13 After everything that has happened to us because of our evil deeds and great guilt—though you, our God, have punished us less than our sins deserved and have given us a remnant like this—
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6 We have sinned, just as our ancestors did; we have committed iniquity and acted wickedly.
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7 Our ancestors sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment.
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10 'But now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the commandments'
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15 You have made us a byword among the nations, a shaking of heads among the peoples.
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6 let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father’s family, have committed against you.
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8 You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.
- Neh 9:36-372 verses74%
36 Here we are today, slaves in the land You gave to our ancestors so they could enjoy its fruit and its goodness—here we are, slaves in it!
37 Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please, and we are in great distress.
- Ps 79:8-92 verses74%
8 Do not hold against us the sins of our ancestors; may Your mercy come quickly to meet us, for we are in desperate need.
9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for the sake of Your name.
- 2 Chr 29:8-92 verses74%
8 Therefore, the wrath of the LORD fell upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He made them an object of horror, devastation, and scorn, as you can see with your own eyes.
9 This is why our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons, daughters, and wives are in captivity today.
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33 When Your people Israel are defeated by an enemy because they have sinned against You, and if they turn back to You, confess Your name, pray, and plead with You in this house,
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3 Show us mercy, O LORD, show us mercy, for we have had more than enough of scorn.
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17 Why, LORD, do you make us wander from your ways and harden our hearts so we do not revere you? Return for the sake of your servants, the tribes that are your inheritance.
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9 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
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47 and if they have a change of heart in the land where they are held captive, and repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, 'We have sinned, we have done wrong, we have acted wickedly';
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42 We have transgressed and rebelled, and You have not forgiven.
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1 Remember, LORD, what has happened to us; look and see our disgrace.
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2 The descendants of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners, stood, and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors.
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9 Your holy cities have become a wilderness; Zion has become a wasteland, Jerusalem a desolation.