Daniel 9:12

Thus hath he confirmed his words which he had spoken against us, and against our judges who had judged us, by bringing in upon us a great calamity,—as to which there had not been done, under all the heavens, as hath been done unto Jerusalem.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.

In Context

11yea, all Israel, have transgressed thy law, even going away, so as not to hearken unto thy voice,—therefore, were poured out upon us, the curse and the oath which had been written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we had sinned against him.

13Even as written in the law of Moses, hath, all this calamity, come in upon us,—yet entreated we not the face of Yahweh our God, by turning away from our iniquities, and by getting intelligence in thy truth.

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Cross References

1 Kings 3:9Wilt thou, then, give unto thy servant, a heart that hearkeneth, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad,—for who is able to judge this thine honoured people?

Job 12:17Who leadeth away counsellors [as] a spoil, and, judges, He befooleth:

Psalms 82:2How long will ye judge perversely, And, the countenances of the lawless, uplift? [Selah.]

Proverbs 8:16By me, rulers govern, and nobles—all the righteous judges:

Isaiah 44:26Establishing the word of his Servant, And the counsel of his Messengers, he maketh good,—Who saith of Jerusalem—She shall be inhabited! And of the cities of Judah—They shall be built! And the ruins thereof, will I set up!

Jeremiah 39:16Go and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying,—Thus saith Yahweh of hosts God of Israel, Behold me! bringing about my words against this city, for, calamity—and not for blessing,—and they shall come to pass before thee, in that day.

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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