New International Version (NIV)
6and prayed:
“I am too ashamed and disgraced, my God, to lift up my face to you, because our sins are higher than our heads and our guilt has reached to the heavens.
Ezra 9:6
Ezra 9:6 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
6and I said, “My God, I am ashamed and humiliated to lift up my face to You, my God, for our wrongful deeds have 9:6 Lit increased over the headrisen above our heads, and our guilt has grown even to the heavens.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
6and 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.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
6and I said, “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, for our wrongdoings have risen higher than our heads and our guilt has grown to the heavens.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
6I prayed,
“I’m filled with shame and dishonor, my God. I can hardly look to you and pray. That’s because our sins are piled up above our heads. Our guilt reaches all the way to the heavens.