Ezra

Ezra 9:6–7

⁶and said:

“O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens. ⁷From the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great. Because of our iniquities, we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the earth and subjected to the sword and to captivity, to pillage and humiliation, as we are this day.

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Ezra 9:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and said	וָאֹמְרָ֗ה	wā·’ō·mə·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
O my God	אֱלֹהַי֙	’ĕ·lō·hay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God
I am ashamed	בֹּ֣שְׁתִּי	bō·šə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H954 be ashamed
and embarrassed	וְנִכְלַ֔מְתִּי	wə·niḵ·lam·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H3637 be humiliated
to lift up	לְהָרִ֧ים	lə·hā·rîm	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
my face	פָּנַ֖י	pā·nay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
to You	אֵלֶ֑יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
my God	אֱלֹהַ֛י	’ĕ·lō·hay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
our iniquities	עֲוֺנֹתֵ֤ינוּ	‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·nū	Noun - common plural construct; first person common plural	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
are higher than	רָבוּ֙	rā·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
our heads	רֹּ֔אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular	H7218 head
and our guilt	וְאַשְׁמָתֵ֥נוּ	wə·’aš·mā·ṯê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H819 wrong-doing, guiltiness
has reached	גָדְלָ֖ה	ḡā·ḏə·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1431 grow up, become great
the heavens	לַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃	laš·šā·mā·yim	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft

Ezra 9:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From the days	מִימֵ֣י	mî·mê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of our fathers	אֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ	’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H1 father
to	עַ֖ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
this	הַזֶּ֑ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
day	הַיּ֣וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
our guilt	בְּאַשְׁמָ֣ה	bə·’aš·māh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H819 wrong-doing, guiltiness
has been great	גְדֹלָ֔ה	ḡə·ḏō·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
Because of our iniquities	וּבַעֲוֺנֹתֵ֡ינוּ	ū·ḇa·‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·nū	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; first person common plural	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
we	אֲנַחְנוּ֩	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
and our kings	מְלָכֵ֨ינוּ	mə·lā·ḵê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H4428 king
priests	כֹהֲנֵ֜ינוּ	ḵō·hă·nê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H3548 priest
have been delivered	נִתַּ֡נּוּ	nit·tan·nū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
into the hands	בְּיַ֣ד׀	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the kings	מַלְכֵ֣י	mal·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
of the earth	הָאֲרָצ֗וֹת	hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H776 earth, land
to the sword	בַּחֶ֜רֶב	ba·ḥe·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
and to captivity	בַּשְּׁבִ֧י	baš·šə·ḇî	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7628 captivity, captives
to pillage	וּבַבִּזָּ֛ה	ū·ḇab·biz·zāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H961 spoil, booty
and humiliation	וּבְבֹ֥שֶׁת	ū·ḇə·ḇō·šeṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H1322 shame
as we are this	הַזֶּֽה׃	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
day	כְּהַיּ֥וֹם	kə·hay·yō·wm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day

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Ezra 9:6 Revelation 18:5 · Psalm 38:4 · 2 Chronicles 28:9 · Luke 15:21 · Job 42:6 · Ezra 9:15 · Jeremiah 3:24–25 · Jeremiah 8:12 · Daniel 9:7–8 · Job 40:4 · Ezekiel 16:63 · Jeremiah 31:19

Ezra 9:7 2 Chronicles 29:6 · Daniel 9:5–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.