Daniel 9:16

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Lord	אֲדֹנָ֗י 'a.do.Nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
righteousness	צִדְקֹתֶ֙ךָ֙ tzid.ko.Te.cha	H6666	rightness (abstractly) · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
anger	אַפְּךָ֙ 'a.pe.Kha	H639	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
fury	וַחֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ va.cha.Ma.te.kha	H2534	heat · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
away	יָֽשָׁב ya.shov-	H7725	to turn back (hence · verb, qal jussive, 3rd person masculine singular
city	מֵעִֽירְךָ֥ me.'i.re.Kha	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם ye.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · proper noun, a place name
holy	קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָ kod.She.cha	H6944	a sacred place or thing · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
mountain	הַר har-	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · noun, common masculine singular construct
sins	בַחֲטָאֵ֙ינוּ֙ va.cha.ta.'Ei.nu	H2399	a crime or its penalty · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
iniquities	וּבַעֲוֹנ֣וֹת u.va.'a.vo.Not	H5771	perversity · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct
fathers	אֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ 'a.vo.Tei.nu	H1	father · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֧ם ye.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · proper noun, a place name
people	וְעַמְּךָ֛ ve.'a.me.Kha	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
reproach	לְחֶרְפָּ֖ה le.cher.Pah	H2781	contumely · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
about	סְבִיבֹתֵֽינוּ se.vi.vo.Tei.nu	H5439	(as noun) a circle · noun, common both genders plural construct + pronominal suffix

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Cross-references

Zechariah 8:3 Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and t…
Psalms 31:1 In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
Psalms 87:1-3 His foundation is in the holy mountains.
Daniel 9:20 And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LOR…
Joel 3:17 So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers…
Exodus 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon…
Psalms 71:2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
Psalms 79:4 We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 9:4-19

We have here Daniel's prayer to God as his God, and the confession which he joined with that prayer: I prayed, and made my confession. Note, In every prayer we must make confession, not only of the sins we have been guilty of (which we commonly call confession), but of our faith in God and dependence upon him, our sorrow for sin and our resolutions against it. It must be our confession, must be the language of our own convictions and that which we ourselves do heartily subscribe to. Let us go over the several parts of this prayer, which we have reason to think that he offered up much more largely than is here recorded, these being only the heads of it. I. Here is his humble, serious, reveren…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 9:16

thy righteousness--not stern justice in punishing, but Thy faithfulness to Thy promises of mercy to them who trust in Thee (Psa 31:1; Psa 143:1). thy city--chosen as Thine in the election of grace, which changes not. for . . . iniquities of . . . fathers-- (Exo 20:5). He does not impugn God's justice in this, as did the murmurers (Eze 18:2-3; compare Jer 31:29). thy people . . . a reproach--which brings reproach on Thy name. "All the nations that are about us" will say that Thou, Jehovah, wast not able to save Thy peculiar people. So Dan 9:17, "for the Lord's sake"; Dan 9:19, "for Thine own sake" (Isa 48:9, Isa 48:11).

Adam Clarke on Daniel 9:14

The Lord watched upon the evil - In consequence of our manifold rebellions he hath now watched for an opportunity to bring these calamities upon us.

John Gill on Daniel 9:16

O Lord, according to all thy righteousness,.... Or "righteousnesses" (i); which he had been used to exercise in the world, in all ages of it; either punishing wicked men according to their deserts, to which respect may be had here; since turning away wrath from his people would issue in turning it upon their enemies, which would be in righteous judgment or in fulfilling his promises; and so it signifies his faithfulness, of which there had been so many instances in times past, and gave encouragement to believe the performance of those not yet accomplished: or this may be understood of his goodness, and kindness, which is sometimes meant by his righteousness see Psalm 31:1 and so the Septuagi…

Dictionary and topics

Daniel — God is my judge, or judge of God. (1.) David’s second son, “born unto him in Hebron, of Abigail the Carmelitess” (1 Chr. 3:1). He is called also Chileab (2 Sam. 3:3). (2.) One of the four great…
Fury — As attributed to God, is a figurative expression for dispensing afflictive judgments (Lev. 26:28; Job 20:23; Isa. 63:3; Jer. 4:4; Ezek. 5:13; Dan. 9:16; Zech. 8:2).
Jerusalem — Called also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of Judah” (2 Chr. 25:28). This name is in the original in the…
Anger Of God, The · Removal of, should be prayed for — Removal of, should be prayed for
Jerusalem · .HOLY MOUNTAIN — .HOLY MOUNTAIN
Nation · Chastised — Chastised
Prayer · Plead in the: Righteousness of God — Plead in the: Righteousness of God
Prayer, Intercessory · Exemplified: Daniel — Exemplified: Daniel
Righteousness Of God, The · Saints: Plead in prayer — Saints: Plead in prayer

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Daniel 9:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 9:4-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 9:16

Adam Clarke on Daniel 9:14

John Gill on Daniel 9:16

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 9:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 9:4-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 9:16

Adam Clarke on Daniel 9:14

John Gill on Daniel 9:16

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Daniel 9:15-17

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 9:3-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 9:16

Rashi on Daniel 9:16