Daniel 9:15
in Daniel 9Now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and who made for Yourself a name renowned to this day, we have sinned; we have acted wickedly.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
⋯
This verse in Daniel 9
Commentary
8 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt - In former days. The reference to this shows that it is proper to use “arguments” before God when we plead with him (compare the notes at Job 23:4); that is, to suggest considerations or reasons why the prayer should be granted.
This site's exposition
brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt
on Daniel 9:15-19
The appeal turns to plea, grounded in the Exodus itself, the Lord who brought his people out of Egypt with a mighty hand and gotten himself renown, asked now to act again for his own name's sake rather than for any righteousness of theirs. It rises to the fourfold cry of verse nineteen, O Lord, hear, O Lord, forgive, O Lord, hearken and do, which the older writers set beside Moses' intercession at the golden calf as one of Scripture's great pleadings for a whole nation. Daniel asks nothing on the ground of merit, we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies, the confession's own last word before the answer comes.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
Verse 15. "'And now, O Lord our God...'" Daniel remembers God's ancient kindness in order that he may appeal to Him for a similar act of clemency.
"And now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of the land of Egypt, let your anger and wrath, we pray, turn away from Jerusalem," that is, "You made, O Lord, your name renowned everywhere when you divided the sea and submerged the …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Note, Sin is a reproach to any people, but especially to God's people, that have more eyes upon them and have more honour to lose than other people. God's holy place was desolate. Jerusalem, the holy city, was a reproach (
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — unbalanced-parens
And now, O Lord our God,....
Here is a self-abasing acknowledgment of the righteousness of God in all the judgments that were brought upon them; and it is evermore the way of true penitents thus to justify God, that he may be clear when he judges, and the sinner may bear all the blame. He acknowledges that it was sin that plunged them in all these troubles.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Egypt--a proof to all ages that the seed of Abraham is Thy covenant-people. That ancient benefit gives us hope that Thou wilt confer a like one on us now under similar circumstances (Ps 80:8-14; 23:7, 8). as at this day--is known.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעַתָּ֣ה׀ | veatah | and now | H6258 → | 433 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֣י | ʾadonai | O Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ | ʾeloheinu | God our | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אֲשֶׁר֩ | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הוֹצֵ֨אתָ | hotzeta | you brought out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| אֶֽת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עַמְּךָ֜ | ʾamekha | people your | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| מֵאֶ֤רֶץ | meeretz | from [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| בְּיָ֣ד | beyad | by a hand | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| חֲזָקָ֔ה | chazakah | strong | H2389 → | |
| וַתַּֽעַשׂ־ | vataas- | and you made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לְךָ֥ | lekha | for yourself | ||
| שֵׁ֖ם | shem | a name | H8034 → | 864 times |
| כַּיּ֣וֹם | kaiyom | as the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַזֶּ֑ה | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| חָטָ֖אנוּ | chatanu | we have sinned | H2398 → | 238 times |
| רָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃ | rashaenu | we have acted wickedly | H7561 → | 34 times |
וְעַתָּ֣ה׀and now
veatahH6258 →433 times
אֲדֹנָ֣יO Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּGod our
ʾeloheinuH430 →2601 times
אֲשֶׁר֩who
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הוֹצֵ֨אתָyou brought out
hotzetaH3318 →1067 times
אֶֽת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
עַמְּךָ֜people your
ʾamekhaH5971 →1873 times
מֵאֶ֤רֶץfrom [the] land of
meeretzH776 →2504 times
מִצְרַ֙יִם֙Egypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
בְּיָ֣דby a hand
beyadH3027 →1618 times
חֲזָקָ֔הstrong
chazakahH2389 →
וַתַּֽעַשׂ־and you made
vataas-H6213 →2628 times
לְךָ֥for yourself
lekha
שֵׁ֖םa name
shemH8034 →864 times
כַּיּ֣וֹםas the day
kaiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַזֶּ֑ה<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
חָטָ֖אנוּwe have sinned
chatanuH2398 →238 times
רָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃we have acted wickedly
rashaenuH7561 →34 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Exodus 6:1But the LORD said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, for because of My mighty hand he will let the people go; because of My strong hand he…
it leads to
- Exodus 12:33
And in order to send them out of the land quickly, the Egyptians urged the people on. “For otherwise,” they said, “we are all going to die!”
- Exodus 12:31
Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Get up, leave my people, both you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested.
- Psalms 136:12
with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. His loving devotion endures forever.
- Exodus 3:19–20
But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him.
- Exodus 12:39
Since their dough had no leaven, the people baked what they had brought out of Egypt into unleavened loaves. For when they had been driven out of Egypt, they could not delay and had…
- Exodus 12:33
Through
Daniel 9:5we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.
it leads to
- Malachi 3:7
Yet from the days of your fathers, you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD of Hosts. “But…
- Daniel 9:11
All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice; so the oath and the curse written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out…
- Malachi 3:7
Through
Nehemiah 9:10You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 32:20
You performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and You do so to this very day, both in Israel and among all mankind. And You have made a name for Yourself, as…
- Jeremiah 32:20
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies12
About Daniel
Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 9:16; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER NINE; John Calvin, Commentary on the Prophet Daniel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.