Ezra 9:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

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

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and I said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God; for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our guiltiness is grown up unto the heavens.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and sayde: My God, I am ashamed, and darre not lifte vp mine eies vnto the my God: for oure wickednesses are growne ouer oure heade, & oure trespaces are waxen greate vnto ye heaue.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And said, O my God, I am confounded & ashamed, to lift vp mine eyes vnto thee my God: for our iniquities are increased ouer our head, & our trespasse is growen vp vnto the heauen.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And sayde: My God, I am ashamed, and dare not lift vp myne eyes vnto thee my God: for our wickednesses are growen ouer our head, and our trespasse is waxed great vnto the heauen.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and I said, my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God; for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our guiltiness is grown up to the heavens.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and say, `O my God, I have been ashamed, and have blushed to lift up, O my God, my face unto Thee, for our iniquities have increased over the head, and our guilt hath become great unto the heavens.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    I said, O my God, shame keeps me from lifting up my face to you, my God: for our sins are increased higher than our heads and our evil-doing has come up to heaven.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    I prayed,“O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face to you, my God! For our iniquities have climbed higher than our heads, and our guilt extends to the heavens.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 28:9 : 9 But a prophet of the LORD named Oded was there. He went out to meet the army as they arrived in Samaria and said to them, "Because the LORD, the God of your ancestors, was angry with Judah, he gave them into your hands. But you have slain them in a rage that has reached up to heaven.
  • Rev 18:5 : 5 For her sins have piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her injustices.
  • Ps 38:4 : 4 There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no peace in my bones because of my sin.
  • Job 42:6 : 6 Therefore, I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.
  • Gen 13:13 : 13 Now the men of Sodom were wicked and great sinners against the LORD.
  • Ezra 9:13 : 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—
  • Ezra 9:15 : 15 O Lord, the God of Israel, you are righteous! We are left with this remnant today. Here we are before you in our guilt, though no one can stand in your presence because of this.
  • Job 40:4 : 4 Behold, I am insignificant. What can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
  • Isa 1:18 : 18 "Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
  • Isa 59:12 : 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.
  • Jer 3:3 : 3 Therefore, the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen face of a prostitute; you refuse to show any shame.
  • Jer 3:24-25 : 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.
  • Jer 6:15 : 15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed; they did not even know how to blush. Therefore, they shall fall among those who fall; at the time I punish them, they will stumble,” says the Lord.
  • Jer 8:12 : 12 Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they do not feel any shame. They do not even know how to blush. Therefore, they will fall among the fallen. At the time of their punishment, they will stumble, says the LORD.
  • Jer 31:19 : 19 After I turned away, I repented; after I came to understand, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.
  • Ezek 16:63 : 63 So that you may remember and be ashamed, and never again open your mouth because of your disgrace, when I forgive you for all you have done, declares the Lord GOD.
  • Dan 9:7-8 : 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. 8 O LORD, shame covers us—our kings, our rulers, and our ancestors—because we have sinned against You.
  • Luke 15:21 : 21 The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'
  • Rom 6:21 : 21 But what fruit did you produce then from the things you are now ashamed of? The outcome of those things is death.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    7Lord, 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.

    8O LORD, shame covers us—our kings, our rulers, and our ancestors—because we have sinned against You.

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  • Ezra 9:3-5
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    3When I heard this, I tore my garment and my robe, pulled out some of the hair from my head and beard, and sat down appalled.

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    5At the time of the evening sacrifice, I arose from my self-abasement, with my garment and robe torn, and I knelt with my hands spread out to the Lord my God.

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    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.'

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    15Now, 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.

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    18Incline Your ear, my God, and hear. Open Your eyes and see our desolations and the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our pleas before You on account of our righteousness, but because of Your great mercy.

    19Lord, hear! Lord, forgive! Lord, pay attention and act! Do not delay, for Your own sake, my God, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.

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    25Let 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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    20We acknowledge, LORD, our wickedness and the guilt of our ancestors; indeed, we have sinned against You.

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    4When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned, fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven.

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    13After 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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    22For I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies along the way, since we had told the king, 'The hand of our God is favorable toward all who seek Him, but His power and wrath are against all who abandon Him.'

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    15O Lord, the God of Israel, you are righteous! We are left with this remnant today. Here we are before you in our guilt, though no one can stand in your presence because of this.

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    7Though 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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    41Let us lift up our hearts and our hands to God in heaven:

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