Daniel 9:13

As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: and we entreated not thy face, O Lord our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and think on thy truth.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)

In The King James Version

As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.

In Context

12And he hath confirmed his words which he spoke against us, and against our princes that judged us, that he would bring in upon us a great evil, such as never was under all the heaven, according to that which hath been done in Jerusalem.

14And the Lord hath watched upon the evil, and hath brought it upon us: the Lord, our God, is just in all his works which he hath done: for we have not hearkened to his voice.

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:23And if even so you will not amend, but will walk contrary to me:

Deuteronomy 29:4And the Lord hath not given you a heart to understand, and eyes to see, and ears that may hear, unto this present day. Hath not given you, etc... Through your own fault and because you resisted his grace.

Job 36:13Dissemblers and crafty men prove the wrath of God, neither shall they cry when they are bound.

Isaiah 42:9The things that were first, behold they are come: and new things do I declare: before they spring forth, I will make you hear them.

Matthew Henry on Daniel 9:5-20

Daniel's Confession and Prayer; Daniel's Prayer for His People. ( b. c. 538.) 4 And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; 5 We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments: 6 Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our… Read the whole commentary →

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