Ezra 9:6

“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.”

"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." - Ezra 9:6
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What does Ezra 9:6 mean?

Ezra 9:6 (KJV) states, "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." This verse comes from the Book of Ezra in the Old Testament. The book of Ezra…

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The Depth of Our Shame: A Devotional on Ezra 9:6

In the book of Ezra, we find a powerful moment of introspection and heartfelt remorse as Ezra, the scribe and priest, comes before God to express the weight of the people’s sins. The verse states, "And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God…

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A Prayer of Humble Repentance and Acknowledgment of Our Iniquities

O My God, As I come before You today, my heart is filled with reverence and humility, echoing the words of Ezra when he said, "O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God" (Ezra 9:6, KJV). In this sacred moment, I am reminded of Your holiness and the…

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Ezra 9:6 - "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."
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Ezra 9:1-2
Ezra 9:13-15
Ezra 6:9 - "And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:"
Zerubbabel in Ezra chapter 6
Ezra 6:1-12
Ezra 9:1-2
Ezra 2:9 - "The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore."
Ezra 6:15-16
Ezra 6:15-16
Ezra 6:19 - "And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month."
Ezra 8:6 - "Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males."
Ezra 8:9 - "Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males."
Ezra 6:6 - "Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:"
Ezra 1:9 - "And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,"
Ezra 6:2 - "And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:"
Ezra 2:6 - "The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve."
Ezra 7:6 - "This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him."
"The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore." - Ezra 2:9
Ezra 6:15 - "And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king."
Ezra 6:18 - "And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses."
Ezra 6:16 - "¶ And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,"