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Ezra 9:6

King James Version (KJV)

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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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezra 9:6

Theological / Devotional

I am ashamed. Jeremiah had complained that in his days those who “committed abomination … were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush” (Jeremiah 6:15 ; 8:12). Ezra, possibly with these words in his thoughts, assures God in his prayer that he is deeply moved with shame for the sins of his people.

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