Daniel 9

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:4

And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confession, and maid, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments. The versions do not call for remark. The first clause is somewhat of a repetition of the end of the previous verse, and may thus be the indication of there having been two recensions; at the same time, the Oriental style allows greater repetition and redundancy than in Western countries would be... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:5

We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments. While otherwise close, neither of the Greek versions retains the change of construction before the last clause, which is exhibited in the English versions. The Peshitta fails in this way ale, but uses participles all through. This verso has a strong resemblance to Nehemiah 1:6 , Nehemiah 1:7 , only in Nehemiah there is more elaboration and... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:6

Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy Name to our kings, our princes, and oar fathers, and to all the people of the land. The Septuagint, while agreeing in the main with the Massoretic, translates "to all the people of the land" as "to every nation on the earth." Theodotion is more accurate, but the Peshitta maintains the ambiguity. Daniel continues his confession of sin. Not only will they not keep God's commands, but when God sent prophets, men of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:7-8

O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them. because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee. O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee. The versions are all very close to... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:9-10

To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him; neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets. The Septuagint renders the last clause, "The Law which thou gavest before Moses, and us by thy servants the prophets." There is a change here which has the appearance of marking an interpolation. The prayer ceases, and an explanatory narrative begins. In content it resembles... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:11

Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy Law. even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the Law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him. The versions do not present any points worthy of special consideration. The prayer is resumed during the greater part of this verse. The reference here is to Le 26:14 and Deuteronomy 28:15 , the probability being more in favour of the latter, from the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:12

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. The LXX . differs somewhat, "And he hath confirmed against us ( ἔστησεν ἡμῖν ) his words ( προστάγματα ), such as he spake against us, and against our judges, such great evils as thou didst adjudge us ( ἔκρινας ἡμῖν ), to bring upon us." The rest is farily in... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:13

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. The LXX . renders "laws," διαθήκη , "covenant," which is applied to the "Law" ( Hebrews 9:20 , quoting from Exodus 24:8 ; Deuteronomy 29:1 ). Theodotion agrees in the main with the Massoretic text. The Peshitta differs only in joining the first clause of the next verse to this. Ewald makes the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:14

Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice. The Greek versions agree with this, save that the LXX . has "Lord God" in the first case as well as the second. The Peshitta, when one remembers the different division of the verses, is also identical. There is an obvious resemblance here to Jeremiah 44:27 , "Behold, I am watching over you for evil, and not for good." The... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:15

And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly. The versions are in agreement with the Masoretic text. This verse also has many resemblances to Jeremiah 32:20 , Jeremiah 32:21 . Hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand In Jeremiah we have, "Hast brought forth thy people Israel with signs and with wonders and with a... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:7-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:9-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:15

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