Ezra 9:6
Ezra · Old Testament · Chapter 9
“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
What Does Ezra 9:6 Mean?
Ezra 9:6 is found in the book of Ezra, chapter 9, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Repentance, Humility, Sin, and Forgiveness.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ezra 9:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Luke 18:13“And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.”Psalms 38:4“For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.”Revelation 18:5“For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.”Job 42:6“Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”2 Chronicles 28:9“But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven.”Ezra 9:15“O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.”Job 40:4“Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.”Isaiah 59:12“For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we know them;”Luke 15:21“And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.”Joshua 7:1“But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.”Psalms 106:6“We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.”Jeremiah 3:24“For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.”Jeremiah 14:7“O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name’s sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.”Ezekiel 16:63“That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD.”Genesis 13:13“But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.”1 Kings 8:47“Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;”Ezra 9:13“And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;”Nehemiah 1:6“Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father’s house have sinned.”Nehemiah 9:2“And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.”Isaiah 1:18“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”
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