Daniel 9:16

Daniel 9:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.
• New International Version (NIV)Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, turn away your anger and your wrath from Jerusalem, your city, your holy hill. Our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors have made Jerusalem and your people an object of scorn to all those around us.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“O Lord, according to all Your righteousness, I pray, let Your anger and Your fury be turned away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all those around us.
• New Living Translation (NLT)In view of all your faithful mercies, Lord, please turn your furious anger away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain. All the neighboring nations mock Jerusalem and your people because of our sins and the sins of our ancestors.

Context of Daniel 9:16

14Therefore the Lord has kept ready the calamity and has brought it upon us, for the Lord our God is righteous in all the works that he has done, and we have not obeyed his voice. 15And now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and have made a name for yourself, as at this day, we have sinned, we have done wickedly. "O Lord, according to all your righteous acts, let your anger and your wrath turn away from your city Jerusalem, your holy hill, because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a byword among all who are around us. 17Now therefore, O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy, and for your own sake, O Lord, make your face to shine upon your sanctuary, which is desolate. 18O my God, incline your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see our desolations, and the city that is called by your name. For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy.

Daniel 9:16 word by word

אֲדֹנָ֗י כְּכָל־צִדְקֹתֶ֙ךָ֙ יָֽשָׁב־נָ֤א אַפְּךָ֙ וַחֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ מֵעִֽירְךָ֥ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם הַר־קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָ כִּ֤י בַחֲטָאֵ֙ינוּ֙ וּבַעֲוֹנ֣וֹת אֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֧ם וְעַמְּךָ֛ לְחֶרְפָּ֖ה לְכָל־סְבִיבֹתֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• according to all thy righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
• I beseech thee, let thine angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• and thy furyחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• be turned awayשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725
• from thy cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• thy holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• mountainהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• because for our sinsחֵטְאchêţ' · sinH2399
• and for the iniquitiesעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• of our fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• and thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• a reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpâh · reproachH2781
• aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439

Cross-references for Daniel 9:16

• 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord makes poor and makes rich; he brings low and he exalts.
• Nehemiah 9:8You found his heart faithful before you, and made with him the covenant to give to his offspring the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite. And you have kept your promise, for you are righteous.
• Psalms 21:1O Lord, in your strength the king rejoices, and in your salvation how greatly he exults!
• Psalms 71:2In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me, and save me!
• Psalms 143:1Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my pleas for mercy! In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness!
• Micah 6:4For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery, and I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
• 1 John 1:9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
• Daniel 9:20While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my plea before the Lord my God for the holy hill of my God,
• Psalms 87:1On the holy mount stands the city he founded;
• Joel 3:17"So you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who dwells in Zion, my holy mountain. And Jerusalem shall be holy, and strangers shall never again pass through it.
• Zechariah 8:3Thus says the Lord: I have returned to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, and Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city, and the mountain of the Lord of hosts, the holy mountain.
• Exodus 20:5You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me,
• Leviticus 26:39And those of you who are left shall rot away in your enemies' lands because of their iniquity, and also because of the iniquities of their fathers they shall rot away like them.
• Psalms 106:6Both we and our fathers have sinned; we have committed iniquity; we have done wickedness.
• Matthew 23:31Thus you witness against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.
• Luke 11:47Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed.

Commentaries on Daniel 9:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16O Lord, according to all thy righteousness - The word righteousness here seems to refer to all that was excellent and glorious in the character of God. The eye of Daniel is fixed upon what he had formerly done; upon his character of justice, and mercy, and goodness; upon the faithfulness of God to his people, and, in view of all that was excellent and lovely in his character, he pleaded that he would interpose and turn away his anger from his people now…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-19Verses 4-19 In every prayer we must make confession, not only of the sins we have been guilty of, but of our faith in God, and dependence upon him, our sorrow for sin, and our resolutions against it. It must be our confession, the language of our convictions. Here is Daniel's humble, serious, devout address to God; in which he gives glory to him as a God to be feared, and as a God to be trusted. We should, in prayer, look both at God's greatness and his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16Mocking Jerusalem and its people dishonored God's name. When enemies ridiculed God's chosen city and people, it seemed like their God was powerless (Daniel 9:19; compare Ezekiel 36:19–20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. thy righteousness--not stern justice in punishing, but Thy faithfulness to Thy promises of mercy to them who trust in Thee (Psa 31:1; 143:1). thy city--chosen as Thine in the election of grace, which changes not. for ... iniquities of ... fathers--(Ex 20:5). He does not impugn God's justice in this, as did the murmurers (Eze 18:2, 3; compare Jr 31:29). thy people ... a reproach--which brings reproach on Thy name. "All the nations that are about us"…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 9:16

• Anger
• Intercession
• Jerusalem
• Nation
• Prayer
• Prophets

In the dictionaries

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• Fury
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• Reconciliation
• Restore
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Commentaries on Daniel 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings