Ezra 9:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

and prayed: I am much too ashamed to face you, LORD God. Our sins and our guilt have swept over us like a flood that reaches up to the heavens.

Cross References

Genesis 13:13

where the people were evil and sinned terribly against the LORD.

1 Kings 8:47

Later, they may feel sorry for what they did and ask your forgiveness. Answer them when they pray towards this temple I have built for you in your chosen city, here in this land you gave their ancestors. From your home in heaven, listen to their sincere prayers and do what they ask.

2 Chronicles 28:9

Oded lived in Samaria and was one of the LORD's prophets. He met Israel's army on their way back from Judah and said to them: The LORD God of your ancestors let you defeat Judah's army only because he was angry with them. But you should not have been so cruel!

Ezra 9:13

You punished us because of our terrible sins. But you did not punish us nearly as much as we deserve, and you have brought some of us back home.

Ezra 9:15

LORD God of Israel, you have been more than fair by letting a few of us survive. But once again, our sins have made us ashamed to face you.

Nehemiah 1:6

I am your servant, so please have mercy on me and answer the prayer that I make day and night for these people of Israel who serve you. I, my family, and the rest of your people have sinned

Job 40:4

Who am I to answer you?

Job 42:6

That's why I hate myself and sit here in dust and ashes to show my sorrow.

Psalm 38:4

are so heavy that I am crushed.

Psalm 38:5

Because of my foolishness, I am covered with sores that stink and spread.

Exodus 32:31

Moses returned to the LORD and said, “The people have committed a terrible sin. They have made a gold idol to be their god.

Isaiah 1:18

I, the LORD, invite you to come and talk it over. Your sins are scarlet red, but they will be whiter than snow or wool.

Isaiah 59:12

How often have we sinned and turned against you, the LORD God? Our sins condemn us! We have done wrong.

Jeremiah 3:3

So I, the LORD, refused to let the spring rains fall. But just like a prostitute, you still have no shame for what you have done.

Jeremiah 31:19

When we were young, we strayed and sinned, but then we realized what we had done. We are ashamed and disgraced and want to return to you.”

Jeremiah 51:9

The foreigners answered, “We have already tried to treat Babylon's wounds, but they would not heal. Come on, let's all go home to our own countries. Nothing is left in Babylonia; everything is destroyed.”

Jeremiah 6:15

They should be ashamed of their disgusting sins, but they don't even blush. And so, when I punish Judah, they will end up on the ground, dead like everyone else. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Jeremiah 8:12

They should be ashamed of their disgusting sins, but they don't even blush. And so, when I punish Judah, they will end up on the ground, dead like everyone else.

Lamentations 3:42

“We've sinned! We've rebelled against you, and you haven't forgiven us!

Ezekiel 16:63

I will forgive you, but you will think about your sins and be too ashamed to say a word. I, the LORD God, have spoken.

Leviticus 26:40

Then suppose you realize that I turned against you and brought you to the land of your enemies because both you and your ancestors had stubbornly sinned against me. If you humbly confess what you have done and start living right,

Luke 15:21

The son said, “Father, I have sinned against God in heaven and against you. I am no longer good enough to be called your son.”

Luke 18:13

The tax collector stood off at a distance and did not think he was good enough even to look up towards heaven. He was so sorry for what he had done that he pounded his chest and prayed, “God, have pity on me! I am such a sinner.”

Romans 6:21

But what good did you receive from the things you did? All you have to show for them is your shame, and they lead to death.

Revelation 18:5

Her sins are piled as high as heaven. God has remembered the evil she has done.