Ezra 9:6

God's Word

and said, “I am ashamed, my God. I am embarrassed to look at you. Our sins have piled up over our heads, and our guilt is so overwhelming that it reaches heaven.

Cross References

Genesis 13:13

(The people who lived in Sodom were very wicked. They committed terrible sins against the Lord.)

1 Kings 8:47

If they come to their senses, are sorry for what they’ve done, and plead with you in the land where they are captives, saying, ‘We have sinned. We have done wrong. We have been wicked,’

2 Chronicles 28:9

A prophet of the Lord named Oded was there. He went to meet the army coming home to Samaria. He said to them, “The Lord God of your ancestors handed Judah over to you in his anger. You killed them in a rage that reaches up to heaven.

Ezra 9:13

“After all that has happened to us because of the evil things we have done and because of our overwhelming guilt, you, our God, have punished us far less than we deserve and have permitted a few of us to survive.

Ezra 9:15

Lord God of Israel, because you are fair, a few of us continue to remain as survivors. Look at us. All of us are guilty. None of us can stand in your presence because of this.”

Nehemiah 1:6

Open your eyes, and pay close attention with your ears to what I, your servant, am praying. I am praying to you day and night about your servants the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against you as well as the sins that my father’s family and I have committed.

Job 40:4

“I’m so insignificant. How can I answer you? I will put my hand over my mouth.

Job 42:6

That is why I take back what I said, and I sit in dust and ashes to show that I am sorry.”

Psalm 38:4

My guilt has overwhelmed me. Like a heavy load, it is more than I can bear.

Psalm 38:5

My wounds smell rotten. They fester because of my stupidity.

Exodus 32:31

So Moses went back to the Lord and said, “These people have committed such a serious sin! They made gods out of gold for themselves.

Isaiah 1:18

“Come on now, let’s discuss this!” says the Lord. “Though your sins are bright red, they will become as white as snow. Though they are dark red, they will become as white as wool.

Isaiah 59:12

You are aware of our many rebellious acts. Our sins testify against us. Our rebellious acts are with us. We know our wrongdoings.

Jeremiah 3:3

So the rain has been withheld, and there have been no spring showers. Yet, you have the shameless look of a prostitute, and you refuse to blush.

Jeremiah 31:19

After I was turned around, I changed the way I thought and acted. After I was taught a lesson, I hung my head in shame. I was so ashamed and humiliated, because of all the stupid things I have done ever since I was young.’

Jeremiah 51:9

We wanted to heal Babylon, but it couldn’t be healed. Let’s abandon it and go to our own land. God has judged Babylon. Its judgment is complete.

Jeremiah 6:15

Are they ashamed when they do disgusting things? No, they’re not ashamed. They don’t even know how to blush. So they will die with those who die. They will be brought down when I punish them,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 8:12

Are they ashamed that they do disgusting things? No, they’re not ashamed. They don’t even know how to blush. So they will die with those who die. They will be brought down when I punish them,’ ” says the Lord.

Lamentations 3:42

“We have been disobedient and rebellious. You haven’t forgiven us.

Ezekiel 16:63

You will remember and be ashamed. You will never again open your mouth because of your disgrace when I forgive you for everything you did, declares the Almighty Lord.’ ”

Leviticus 26:40

“But if they confess their sins and the sins of their ancestors—the treacherous things they did to oppose me—

Luke 15:21

Then his son said to him, ‘Father, I’ve sinned against heaven and you. I don’t deserve to be called your son anymore.’

Luke 18:13

“But the tax collector was standing at a distance. He wouldn’t even look up to heaven. Instead, he became very upset, and he said, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’

Romans 6:21

What did you gain by doing those things? You’re ashamed of what you used to do because it ended in death.

Revelation 18:5

Her sins are piled as high as heaven, and God has remembered her crimes.