Ezra 9:6 meaning and explanation
and 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.
Ezra 9:6, Berean Standard Bible
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Ezra, a priest and scribe who returned from Babylon, speaks this prayer at the evening offering. He has just learned that the exiles, including their leaders, have intermarried with the surrounding peoples, and he has torn his clothes and sat in horror.
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