Daniel 9:7
in Daniel 9To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfaithfulness to You.
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ASV
O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of face, 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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Daniel 9
Commentary
10 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee - Margin, “or, thou hast.” The Hebrew is, “to thee is righteousness, to us shame, etc.” The state of mind in him who makes the prayer is that of ascribing righteousness or justice to God. Daniel feels and admits that God has been right in his dealings. He is not disposed to blame him, but to take all the shame and blame to the people.
This site's exposition
righteousness belongeth unto thee
on Daniel 9:7-14
The confession turns forensic: righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, and the curse poured upon Israel is named as the very curse written in the law of Moses, the covenant sanctions of Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28 come due. Daniel prays as a man who has read his own nation's indictment and signs it rather than disputing it, all this evil is come upon us, yet we made not our prayer before the Lord, admitting the neglect that let the judgment run its course. The Lord is righteous in all his works, the confession states, even the work of Jerusalem's own devastation.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers3 voices
Lord, the things done by you proclaim your righteousness. But we are ashamed because of our great transgression and denounced for our own ingratitude. No harm comes to you because of our godlessness, but we have reaped the fruit of these seeds. He speaks in …
Verse 7. "'Justice belongeth unto Thee, O Lord, but for us there is only confusion of face...'" It is of course just that we suffer what we deserve.
"Yours is the victory, O Lord, in this case," because you foresaw our many sins and threatened those about to sin with many curses, keeping your watch lest we might sin. Righteousness is on your side, O Lord, because no evil will besiege us that …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
); they mingled themselves with the nations that they might be debauched by them, and now God mingles them with the nations that they might be stripped by them. He owns the righteousness of God in it, that he had done them no wrong in all he had brought upon them, but had dealt with them as they deserved (
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — leading-punctuation
): " O Lord! righteousness belongs to thee; we have no fault to find with thy providence, no exceptions to make against thy judgments, for (
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3 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
confusion of faces, as at this day--Shame at our guilt, betrayed in our countenance, is what belongs to us; as our punishment "at this day" attests. near, and . . . far off--the chastisement, however varied, some Jews not being cast off so far from Jerusalem as others, all alike were sharers in the guilt.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase
All Israel, that are near, and that are far off - He prays both for Judah and Israel. The latter were more dispersed, and had been much longer in captivity.
The words behind it
25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לְךָ֤ | lekha | [belongs] to you | ||
| אֲדֹנָי֙ | ʾadonai | O Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| הַצְּדָקָ֔ה | hatzedakah | <the> righteousness | H6666 → | 157 times |
| וְלָ֛נוּ | velanu | and [belongs] to us | ||
| בֹּ֥שֶׁת | boshet | [the] shame of | H1322 → | |
| הַפָּנִ֖ים | hapanim | the faces | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| כַּיּ֣וֹם | kaiyom | as the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַזֶּ֑ה | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| לְאִ֤ישׁ | leish | to everyone of | H376 → | 1663 times |
| יְהוּדָה֙ | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וּלְיוֹשְׁבֵ֣י | uleyoshevei | and to [the] inhabitants of | H3427 → | |
| יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔ם | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| וּֽלְכָל־ | ulekhol- | and to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֞ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| הַקְּרֹבִ֣ים | hakerovim | <the> near | H7138 → | |
| וְהָרְחֹקִ֗ים | veharechokim | and <the> far | H7350 → | |
| בְּכָל־ | bekhol | in all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙ | haaratzot | the lands | H776 → | 2504 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | where | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הִדַּחְתָּ֣ם | hidachtam | you have banished them | H5080 → | |
| שָׁ֔ם | sham | there | H8033 → | |
| בְּמַעֲלָ֖ם | bemaalam | in unfaithfulness their | H4604 → | |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| מָֽעֲלוּ־ | maalu- | they acted unfaithfully | H4603 → | |
| בָֽךְ׃ | vakh | against you |
לְךָ֤[belongs] to you
lekha
אֲדֹנָי֙O Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
הַצְּדָקָ֔ה<the> righteousness
hatzedakahH6666 →157 times
וְלָ֛נוּand [belongs] to us
velanu
בֹּ֥שֶׁת[the] shame of
boshetH1322 →
הַפָּנִ֖יםthe faces
hapanimH6440 →2123 times
כַּיּ֣וֹםas the day
kaiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַזֶּ֑ה<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
לְאִ֤ישׁto everyone of
leishH376 →1663 times
יְהוּדָה֙Judah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וּלְיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יand to [the] inhabitants of
uleyosheveiH3427 →
יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
וּֽלְכָל־and to all
ulekhol-H3605 →5413 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֞לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
הַקְּרֹבִ֣ים<the> near
hakerovimH7138 →
וְהָרְחֹקִ֗יםand <the> far
veharechokimH7350 →
בְּכָל־in all
bekholH3605 →5413 times
הָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙the lands
haaratzotH776 →2504 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhere
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הִדַּחְתָּ֣םyou have banished them
hidachtamH5080 →
שָׁ֔םthere
shamH8033 →
בְּמַעֲלָ֖םin unfaithfulness their
bemaalamH4604 →
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
מָֽעֲלוּ־they acted unfaithfully
maalu-H4603 →
בָֽךְ׃against you
vakh
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
Deuteronomy 4:27Then the LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 28:62–64
You who were as numerous as the stars in the sky will be left few in number, because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God.
- Leviticus 26:33
But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.
- Deuteronomy 28:62–64
Through
Daniel 9:8O LORD, we are covered with shame—our kings, our leaders, and our fathers—because we have sinned against You.
it leads to
- Daniel 9:6–7
We have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, leaders, and fathers, and to all the people of the land.
- Daniel 9:6–7
Through
Jeremiah 3:25Let us lie down in our shame; let our disgrace cover us. We have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our fathers; from our youth even to this day we have…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 22:21
I warned you when you were secure. You said, ‘I will not listen.’ This has been your way from youth, that you have not obeyed My voice.
- Jeremiah 2:26
As the thief is ashamed when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced. They, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets
- Ezekiel 7:18
They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved.
- Proverbs 5:13
I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my mentors.
- Jeremiah 22:21
Through
Psalms 44:15All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face,
it leads to
- Psalms 69:7
For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.
- Psalms 69:7
Where this verse is studied
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About Daniel
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Book of Daniel; Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 9:7; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER NINE; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 9:7.