Ezra 9:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezra 9:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezra 9:6 is a verse from the book of Ezra in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezra 9:6 — 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. trespass: or, guiltiness”
— Ezra 9:6 (KJV)
Ezra 9:6 in Context — About the Book of Ezra
Ezra records the first waves of return from Babylonian exile — rebuilding the altar, then the temple, against opposition and discouragement. Ezra himself arrives as a scribe devoted to studying, obeying, and teaching God's Word, modeling how revival begins with Scripture and honest confession.
Cross-References for Ezra 9:6
“And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 9:6: god, lift, face
“Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 9:6: god, face, over
“And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: a fit...: Heb. a man of opportunity”
Shares key themes with Ezra 9:6: iniquities, over, head
“Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 9:6: god, face, head
“Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 9:6: god, face, over
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