Ezra 9:7 “From the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great. Be…”

Ezra 9:7

From 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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.

World English Bible

Since the days of our fathers we have been exceedingly guilty to this day; and for our iniquities we, our kings, and our priests have been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to plunder, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.

American Standard Version

Since the days of our fathers we have been exceeding guilty unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to plunder, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.

Geneva Bible 1599

From the dayes of our fathers haue we bin in a great trespasse vnto this day, and for our iniquities haue we, our Kings, and our Priestes bene deliuered into the hand of the kings of the lands, vnto the sword, into captiuitie, into a spoyle, and into confusion of face, as appeareth this day.

Darby Translation

Since the days of our fathers, we have been in great trespass to this day; and for our iniquities we, our kings, our priests, have been given into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, and to captivity, and to spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.

Young's Literal Translation

'From the days of our fathers we [are] in great guilt unto this day, and in our iniquities we have been given — we, our kings, our priests — into the hand of the kings of the lands, with sword, with captivity, and with spoiling, and with shame of face, as [at] this day.

Bible in Basic English

From the days of our fathers till this day we have been great sinners; and for our sins, we and our kings and our priests have been given up into the hands of the kings of the lands, to the sword and to prison and to loss of goods and to shame of face, as it is this day.

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Cross references

“Since the days”

2 Chronicles 29:6 Daniel 9:5–8 Numbers 32:14 2 Chronicles 30:7 Nehemiah 9:32–34 Lamentations 5:7

2 Chronicles 29:6 · BSB

For our fathers were unfaithful and did evil in the sight of the LORD our God. They abandoned Him, turned their faces away from the dwelling place of the LORD, and turned their backs on Him.

Daniel 9:5–8 · BSB

we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.

Numbers 32:14 · BSB

Now behold, you, a brood of sinners, have risen up in place of your fathers to further stoke the burning anger of the LORD against Israel.

2 Chronicles 30:7 · BSB

Do not be like your fathers and brothers who were unfaithful to the LORD, the God of their fathers, so that He made them an object of horror, as you can see.

Nehemiah 9:32–34 · BSB

So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors a…

Lamentations 5:7 · BSB

Our fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment.

“for our iniquities”

Leviticus 26:14–46 Deuteronomy 4:25–28 Deuteronomy 28:15–68 Deuteronomy 29:22–28 Deuteronomy 30:17–19 Deuteronomy 31:20–22

Leviticus 26:14–46 · BSB

If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments,

Deuteronomy 4:25–28 · BSB

After you have children and grandchildren and you have been in the land a long time, if you then act corruptly and make an idol of any form—doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God and provoking Him to anger—

Deuteronomy 28:15–68 · BSB

If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:

Deuteronomy 29:22–28 · BSB

Then the generation to come—your sons who follow you and the foreigner who comes from a distant land—will see the plagues of the land and the sicknesses the LORD has inflicted on it.

Deuteronomy 30:17–19 · BSB

But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them,

Deuteronomy 31:20–22 · BSB

When I have brought them into the land that I swore to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill and prosper. Then they will turn to other gods and worship them, and they will rejec…

“into the hand”

2 Kings 17:5–8 2 Kings 18:9–12 2 Kings 24:1–4 2 Chronicles 36:16–19 Daniel 9:11–14 Nehemiah 9:36

2 Kings 17:5–8 · BSB

Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.

2 Kings 18:9–12 · BSB

In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.

2 Kings 24:1–4 · BSB

During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.

2 Chronicles 36:16–19 · BSB

But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.

Daniel 9:11–14 · BSB

All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice; so the oath and the curse written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us, because we have sinned against You.

Nehemiah 9:36 · BSB

So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness— here we are as slaves!

“to confusion”

Daniel 9:7 Daniel 9:8

Daniel 9:7 · BSB

To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfait…

Daniel 9:8 · BSB

O LORD, we are covered with shame—our kings, our leaders, and our fathers—because we have sinned against You.

“as it is this day”

Jeremiah 25:18 Jeremiah 44:22 Nehemiah 9:32

Jeremiah 25:18 · BSB

to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials;

Jeremiah 44:22 · BSB

So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed, and your land became a desolation, a horror, and an object of cursing, without inhabitant, as it is this day.

Nehemiah 9:32 · BSB

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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.

8But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.

Read Ezra 9