Ezra 9:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and I said,וָאֹמְרָ֗ה
(va·'o·me·rah)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"O my God,אֱלֹהַי֙
(e·lo·hai)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
I am ashamedבֹּ֣שְׁתִּי
(bo·she·ti)
954: to be ashameda prim. root
and embarrassedוְנִכְלַ֔מְתִּי
(ve·nich·lam·ti,)
3637: to be humiliateda prim. root
to liftלְהָרִ֧ים
(le·ha·rim)
7311: to be high or exalted, risea prim. root
up my faceפָּנַ֖י
(pa·nai)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
to You, my God,אֱלֹהַ֛י
(e·lo·hai)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
for our iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹתֵ֤ינוּ
(a·vo·no·tei·nu)
5771: iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquityfrom an unused word
have risenרָבוּ֙
(ra·vu)
7235a: to be or become much, many or greata prim. root
aboveלְמַ֣עְלָה
(le·ma'·lah)
4605: above, upwardsfrom alah
our headsרֹּ֔אשׁ
(rosh,)
7218: heada prim. root
and our guiltוְאַשְׁמָתֵ֥נוּ
(ve·'ash·ma·te·nu)
819: wrongdoing, guiltinessfem. of asham
has grownגָדְלָ֖ה
(ga·de·lah)
1431: to grow up, become greata prim. root
evenעַ֥ד
(ad)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
to the heavens.לַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
(la·sha·ma·yim.)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
O my God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
I am ashamed
buwsh  (boosh)
to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
and blush
kalam  (kaw-lawm')
to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult -- be (make) ashamed, blush, be confounded, be put to confusion, hurt, reproach, (do, put to) shame.
to lift up
ruwm  (room)
to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
my face
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
to thee my God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
for our iniquities
`avon  (aw-vone')
perversity, i.e. (moral) evil -- fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
are increased
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
over
ma`al  (mah'al)
the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc. -- above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
our head
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
and our trespass
'ashmah  (ash-maw')
guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a sin-offering -- offend, sin, (cause of) trespass(-ing, offering).
is grown up
gadal  (gaw-dal')
advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to...estate, + things), grow(up),increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.
unto the heavens
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and I said, "O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, for our iniquities have risen above our heads and our guilt has grown even to the heavens.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And I said: My God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face toward You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads and our guilt is as high as the heavens.

International Standard Version
and said, "My God, I am too ashamed and hurt to turn to you, because we're in our iniquities over our heads. Furthermore, my God, our sins have grown as high as the heavens.

NET Bible
I prayed, "O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face to you, my God! For our iniquities have climbed higher than our heads, and our guilt extends to the heavens.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
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.

King James 2000 Bible
And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God: for our iniquities have risen higher than our head, and our trespass has grown up unto the heavens.
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