Daniel 9:18

O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
God	אֱלֹהַ֥י 'e.lo.Hai	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
incline	הַטֵּ֨ה ha.Teh	H5186	to stretch or spread out · verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
ear	אָזְנְךָ֮ 'a.ze.ne.Kha	H241	broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in ma… · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
hear	וּֽשֲׁמָע֒ u.sha.Ma'	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
open	פְּקַ֣ח pik.chah	H6491	to open (the senses · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
eyes	עֵינֶ֗יךָ 'ei.Nei.kha	H5869	an eye (literally or figuratively) · noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
behold	וּרְאֵה֙ u.re.'Eh	H7200	to see · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
desolations	שֹֽׁמְמֹתֵ֔ינוּ sho.me.mo.Tei.nu	H8074	to stun (or intransitively · verb, qal active participle, feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix
city	וְהָעִ֕יר ve.ha.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · conjunction + definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
called	נִקְרָ֥א nik.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
name	שִׁמְךָ֖ shim.Kha	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
present	מַפִּילִ֤ים ma.pi.Lim	H5307	to fall · verb, hiphil active participle, masculine plural absolute
supplications	תַּחֲנוּנֵ֙ינוּ֙ ta.cha.nu.Nei.nu	H8469	earnest prayer · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
before	לְפָנֶ֔יךָ le.fa.Nei.kha	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
righteousnesses	צִדְקֹתֵ֗ינוּ tzid.ko.Tei.nu	H6666	rightness (abstractly) · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix
great	הָרַבִּֽים ha.ra.Bim	H7227	abundant (in quantity · definite article + adjective, masculine plural absolute
mercies	רַחֲמֶ֥יךָ ra.cha.Mei.kha	H7356	compassion (in the plural) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Isaiah 37:17 Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach th…
Jeremiah 36:7 It may be they will present their supplication before the LORD, and will return every one from his evil way: for great is the anger and the…
2 Kings 19:16 LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the…
Psalms 80:14-19 Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
Jeremiah 14:7 O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name’s sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee…
Jeremiah 15:16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD…
Jeremiah 25:29 For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for…
Ezekiel 36:32 Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord GOD, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.

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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 9:18

present . . . supplications--literally, "cause to fall," &c. (compare Note, see on Jer 36:7).

Adam Clarke on Daniel 9:17

And cause thy face to shine - Give us proof that thou art reconciled to us.

John Gill on Daniel 9:18

O my God, incline thine ear, and hear,.... The petitions now put up, for Christ's sake: open thine eyes, and behold our desolations; the city and temple a heap of rubbish, and the whole land forsaken of its inhabitants, and lying waste and uncultivated, or, however, at most possessed by enemies; and things being thus, it seemed as if the Lord shut his eyes to them, and therefore is desired to open them, and look with pity and compassion on the case of his people, and deliver them out of all their troubles: and the city which is called by thy name; or, "on which thy name is called" (k); as Jerusalem was, being called the city of our God, the city of the great King, Psalm 48:1 and in which a…

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John Calvin on Daniel 9:18

The Church Fathers

Verse 18. "For Thine own sake, O my God, incline Thine ear and hear; open Thine eyes and behold our desolation..." This appeal is couched in anthropomorphic language (anthropopathos), with the implication that whenever our prayers are heard, God seems to incline His ear; and whenever God deigns to have regard to us, He appears to open His eyes; but whenever He turns His face away, we appear to be unworthy of attention either from His eyes or His ears.
— Jerome, St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER NINE

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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…
Grace Of God · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Nation · Prayer for — Prayer for
Prayer · Plead in the: Mercy of God — Plead in the: Mercy of God
Prayer, Intercessory · Exemplified: Daniel — Exemplified: Daniel

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 9:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 9:4-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 9:18

Adam Clarke on Daniel 9:17

John Gill on Daniel 9:18

John Calvin on Daniel 9:18

The Church Fathers

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Daniel 9:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 9:4-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 9:18

Adam Clarke on Daniel 9:17

John Gill on Daniel 9:18

John Calvin on Daniel 9:18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 9:3-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 9:18

Rashi on Daniel 9:18