Ezra 9:6-8

Evangelical Heritage Version

⁶ I said:

My God, I am ashamed and too embarrassed to lift my face to you, my God, because our sinful deeds^[a] have risen above our heads, and our guilt is so great that it reaches to the heavens. ⁷ From the days of our ancestors until today, we have been extremely guilty. Because of our sinful deeds, we, our kings, and our priests have been turned over to the kings of the lands—by sword, by captivity, by plunder, and today by humiliation.

⁸ Now, for a short time, mercy has been shown to us from the Lord our God, in order to leave us a remnant that has escaped and to give us a stake in his Holy Place, so that our God may give light to our eyes and give us a little relief in our slavery,