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Lord, forgive! Lord, hear and act! For your sake, my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/daniel/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> “O Lord, hear. O Lord, forgive. O Lord, listen and act! For your own sake, do not delay, O my God, for your people and your city bear your name.” <a href="/esv/daniel/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive. O Lord, pay attention and act. Delay not, for your own sake, O my God, because your city and your people are called by your name.” <a href="/bsb/daniel/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.” <a href="/kjv/daniel/9.htm">King James Bible</a> O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name. <a href="/nkjv/daniel/9.htm">New King James Version</a> O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and act! Do not delay for Your own sake, my God, for Your city and Your people are called by Your name.” <a href="/nasb_/daniel/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Lord, hear! Lord, forgive! Lord, listen and take action! For Your own sake, my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people are called by Your name.” <a href="/nasb/daniel/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and take action! For Your own sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people are called by Your name.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/daniel/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and take action! For Thine own sake, O my God, do not delay, because Thy city and Thy people are called by Thy name.” <a href="/lsb/daniel/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, give heed and take action! For Your own sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people are called by Your name.” <a href="/amp/daniel/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and take action! Do not delay, for Your own sake, O my God, because Your city and Your people are called by Your name.” <a href="/csb/daniel/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Lord, hear! Lord, forgive! Lord, listen and act! My God, for your own sake, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your name. <a href="/hcsb/daniel/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Lord, hear! Lord, forgive! Lord, listen and act! My God, for Your own sake, do not delay, because Your city and Your people are called by Your name. <a href="/asv/daniel/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God, because thy city and thy people are called by thy name. <a href="/cev/daniel/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Forgive us! Hurry and do something, not only for your city and your chosen people, but to bring honor to yourself. <a href="/erv/daniel/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not; for thine own sake, O my God, because thy city and thy people are called by thy name. <a href="/gwt/daniel/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Listen to us, Lord. Forgive us, Lord. Pay attention, and act. Don't delay! Do this for your sake, my God, because your city and your people are called by your name." <a href="/gnt/daniel/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> Lord, hear us. Lord, forgive us. Lord, listen to us, and act! In order that everyone will know that you are God, do not delay! This city and these people are yours." <a href="/isv/daniel/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> Lord, listen! 'Lord, forgive! 'Lord, take note and take action! 'For your own sake, don't delay, my God, because your city and your people are called by your name.'" <a href="/msb/daniel/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.? <a href="/net/daniel/9.htm">NET Bible</a> O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, pay attention, and act! Don't delay, for your own sake, O my God! For your city and your people are called by your name." <a href="/nheb/daniel/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Lord, hear. Lord, forgive. Lord, listen and take action. Do not delay, for your own sake, my God, because your city and your people are called by your name." <a href="/wbt/daniel/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thy own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name. <a href="/web/daniel/9.htm">World English Bible</a> Lord, hear. Lord, forgive. Lord, listen and do. Don’t defer, for your own sake, my God, because your city and your people are called by your name.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/daniel/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> O Lord, hear, O Lord, forgive; O Lord, attend and do; do not delay, for Your own sake, O my God, for Your Name is called on Your city, and on Your people. <a href="/ylt/daniel/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> O lord, hear, O Lord, forgive; O Lord, attend and do; do not delay, for Thine own sake, O my God, for Thy name is called on Thy city, and on Thy people.' <a href="/slt/daniel/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> O Jehovah hear; O Jehovah forgive; O Jehovah, attend and do; thou wilt not delay for thy sake, O my God: for thy name was called upon thy city and upon thy people.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/daniel/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> O Lord, hear: O Lord, be appeased: hearken and do: delay not for thy own sake, O my God: because thy name is invocated upon thy city, and upon thy people. <a href="/cpdv/daniel/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Heed, O Lord. Be pleased, O Lord. Turn and act. Do not delay, for your own sake, O my God, because your name is invoked over your city and over your people.” <a href="/nabre/daniel/9.htm">New American Bible</a> Lord, hear! Lord, pardon! Lord, be attentive and act without delay, for your own sake, my God, because your name is invoked upon your city and your people!” <a href="/nrsvce/daniel/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, listen and act and do not delay! For your own sake, O my God, because your city and your people bear your name!”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/daniel/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> O LORD, hear; O LORD, forgive us; O LORD, hearken and do; delay not for thy own name's sake, O my God, because thy city and thy people are called by thy name. <a href="/hpbt/daniel/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> LORD JEHOVAH, hear, LORD JEHOVAH! Atone for us, LORD JEHOVAH! Listen and do, and do not delay, because of your name, my God, because your city and your people are called by your name!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/daniel/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> O Lord, hear, O Lord, forgive, O Lord, attend and do, defer not; for Thine own sake, O my God, because Thy name is called upon Thy city and Thy people.' <a href="/sep/daniel/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Hearken, O Lord; be propitious, O Lord; attend, O Lord; delay not, O my God, for thine own sake: for thy name is called upon thy city and upon thy people. <a href="/parallel/daniel/9-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/shUZJK-vYxI?start=3380" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/daniel/9.htm">Daniel's Prayer for His People</a> …18Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion. 19<a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">O Lord,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šə·mā·‘āh (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">listen!</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">O Lord,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5545.htm" title="5545: sə·lā·ḥāh (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To forgive, pardon. A primitive root; to forgive.">forgive!</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">O Lord,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7181.htm" title="7181: ha·qă·šî·ḇāh (V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To incline (ears), attend. A primitive root; to prick up the ears, i.e. Hearken.">hear</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wa·‘ă·śêh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and act!</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘ăn·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">For Your sake,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">O my God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/309.htm" title="309: tə·’a·ḥar (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- To remain behind, tarry. A primitive root; to loiter; by implication to procrastinate.">delay,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘î·rə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">Your city</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·me·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">and Your people</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: niq·rā (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">bear</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šim·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">Your name.”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a> and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. <a href="/nehemiah/1-6.htm">Nehemiah 1:6-11</a> let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned. / We have behaved corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that You gave Your servant Moses. / Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations, ... <a href="/psalms/79-9.htm">Psalm 79:9</a> Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name. <a href="/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Jeremiah 14:7-9</a> Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You. / O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night? / Why are You like a man taken by surprise, like a warrior powerless to save? Yet You are among us, O LORD, and we are called by Your name. Do not forsake us! <a href="/isaiah/64-9.htm">Isaiah 64:9-12</a> Do not be angry, O LORD, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people! / Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation. / Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins. ... <a href="/1_kings/8-28.htm">1 Kings 8:28-30</a> Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You today. / May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place. / Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive. <a href="/psalms/25-11.htm">Psalm 25:11</a> For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great. <a href="/jeremiah/29-12.htm">Jeremiah 29:12-14</a> Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. / You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. / I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.” <a href="/isaiah/37-20.htm">Isaiah 37:20</a> And now, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.” <a href="/psalms/51-1.htm">Psalm 51:1-2</a> For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions. / Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. <a href="/ezekiel/36-22.htm">Ezekiel 36:22-23</a> Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: It is not for your sake that I will act, O house of Israel, but for My holy name, which you profaned among the nations to which you went. / I will show the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord GOD, when I show My holiness in you before their eyes. <a href="/joel/2-17.htm">Joel 2:17</a> Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep between the portico and the altar, saying, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your heritage a reproach, an object of scorn among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’” <a href="/romans/10-1.htm">Romans 10:1</a> Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation. <a href="/luke/18-13.htm">Luke 18:13</a> But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’ <a href="/matthew/6-9.htm">Matthew 6:9-13</a> So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. / Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. / Give us this day our daily bread. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, listen and do; defer not, for your own sake, O my God: for your city and your people are called by your name.O Lord, forgive.<a href="/numbers/14-19.htm">Numbers 14:19</a> Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.<a href="/1_kings/8-30.htm">1 Kings 8:30-39</a> And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive… <a href="/2_chronicles/6-21.htm">2 Chronicles 6:21,25-30,39</a> Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling place, even from heaven; and when thou hearest, forgive… defer.<a href="/psalms/44-23.htm">Psalm 44:23-26</a> Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever… <a href="/psalms/74-9.htm">Psalm 74:9-11</a> We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long… <a href="/psalms/79-5.htm">Psalm 79:5</a> How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?thine.<a href="/psalms/79-8.htm">Psalm 79:8-10</a> O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low… <a href="/psalms/102-15.htm">Psalm 102:15,16</a> So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory… <a href="/psalms/115-1.htm">Psalm 115:1,2</a> Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake… for thy.<a href="/daniel/9-18.htm">Daniel 9:18</a> 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.<a href="/psalms/79-6.htm">Psalm 79:6</a> Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.<a href="/isaiah/63-16.htm">Isaiah 63:16-19</a> Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/5-20.htm">Act</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-39.htm">Action</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-11.htm">Attend</a> <a href="/daniel/7-5.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/daniel/9-18.htm">City</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-9.htm">Defer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-25.htm">Delay</a> <a href="/daniel/9-18.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-63.htm">Forgive</a> <a href="/daniel/9-9.htm">Forgiveness</a> <a href="/daniel/9-18.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/daniel/9-17.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-19.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-5.htm">Note</a> <a href="/daniel/9-18.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/daniel/7-16.htm">Waiting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/11-23.htm">Act</a> <a href="/daniel/11-28.htm">Action</a> <a href="/hosea/5-1.htm">Attend</a> <a href="/hosea/5-14.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/daniel/9-24.htm">City</a> <a href="/matthew/22-16.htm">Defer</a> <a href="/hosea/13-13.htm">Delay</a> <a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/daniel/9-24.htm">Forgive</a> <a href="/hosea/1-6.htm">Forgiveness</a> <a href="/daniel/10-9.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/hosea/5-1.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/daniel/9-23.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/daniel/11-39.htm">Note</a> <a href="/daniel/10-12.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/daniel/12-12.htm">Waiting</a><div class="vheading2">Daniel 9</div>1. <a href="/daniel/9-1.htm">Daniel, considering the time of the captivity,</a> 3. <a href="/daniel/9-3.htm">makes confession of sins,</a> 16. <a href="/daniel/9-16.htm">and prays for the restoration of Jerusalem.</a> 20. <a href="/daniel/9-20.htm">Gabriel informs him of the seventy weeks.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/daniel/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/daniel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/daniel/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>O Lord, listen! This plea emphasizes the urgency and desperation in Daniel's prayer. The repetition of "O Lord" signifies a deep reverence and acknowledgment of God's sovereignty. In the context of the Babylonian exile, Daniel is interceding for his people, echoing the cries of other prophets like Jeremiah, who also called upon God to hear the pleas of His people (<a href="/jeremiah/29-12.htm">Jeremiah 29:12</a>).O Lord, forgive! Daniel's request for forgiveness highlights the recognition of sin and the need for divine mercy. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where forgiveness is a central theme (<a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Leviticus 26:40-42</a>). The call for forgiveness is a precursor to the New Testament understanding of forgiveness through Christ (<a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a>).O Lord, hear and act! The plea for God to not only hear but also to act underscores the belief in a God who is both attentive and powerful. This reflects the biblical theme of God as a deliverer, as seen in the Exodus narrative (<a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7-8</a>). Daniel's faith in God's ability to intervene is a testament to his understanding of God's past actions and promises.For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, Daniel appeals to God's own reputation and glory, a common biblical motif where God's actions are tied to His name and honor (<a href="/psalms/106-8.htm">Psalm 106:8</a>). The urgency ("do not delay") reflects the dire situation of the Jewish people in exile and their longing for restoration.because Your city and Your people bear Your name.” Jerusalem, as "Your city," holds significant theological importance as the chosen place for God's dwelling (<a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36</a>). The people bearing God's name signifies their identity as His chosen nation (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-10.htm">Deuteronomy 28:10</a>). This phrase connects to the broader biblical narrative of God's covenant with Israel and the prophetic hope for restoration and renewal (<a href="/isaiah/62-2.htm">Isaiah 62:2</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/daniel.htm">Daniel</a> A prophet and a man of prayer, known for his unwavering faith and integrity. In this chapter, he is interceding for his people, Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, whom Daniel addresses in his prayer, seeking mercy and intervention. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The holy city, central to Jewish identity and worship, which lies in ruins during Daniel's time due to the Babylonian exile. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The chosen people of God, who are in exile due to their disobedience but are the focus of Daniel's intercessory prayer. 5. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The period during which the Israelites were taken captive by Babylon, a consequence of their disobedience to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_intercessory_prayer.htm">The Power of Intercessory Prayer</a> Daniel's prayer is a model of intercession, showing the importance of praying not just for personal needs but for the community and God's purposes. <a href="/topical/g/god's_name_and_reputation.htm">God's Name and Reputation</a> Daniel appeals to God's name, reminding us that our lives and actions reflect on God's reputation. We should live in a way that honors Him. <a href="/topical/u/urgency_in_prayer.htm">Urgency in Prayer</a> The repeated plea for God to "listen," "forgive," "hear," and "act" underscores the urgency and fervency that should characterize our prayers. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> Daniel's prayer is rooted in repentance, acknowledging the sins of Israel. True restoration begins with a heart of repentance. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a> Daniel's confidence in God's intervention is based on His promises. We, too, should anchor our prayers in the promises found in Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_daniel_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Daniel 9</a> <a href="/q/who_is_angel_moroni.htm">What does the Bible say about Babylon?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_linguistics_contradict_babel.htm">Why do linguistic studies contradict the Tower of Babel story?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_1_sam_19_9_fit_a_good_god.htm">How could an 'evil spirit from the Lord' (1 Samuel 19:9) align with a belief in a benevolent God?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_rebuilding.htm">What does the Bible say about rebuilding the Temple?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/daniel/9-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>O Lord, אֲדֹנָ֤י ׀ (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord listen! שְׁמָ֙עָה֙ (šə·mā·‘āh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently O Lord, אֲדֹנָ֣י ׀ (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord forgive! סְלָ֔חָה (sə·lā·ḥāh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5545.htm">Strong's 5545: </a> To forgive, pardon O Lord, אֲדֹנָ֛י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord hear הַֽקֲשִׁ֥יבָה (ha·qă·šî·ḇāh) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7181.htm">Strong's 7181: </a> To prick up the ears, hearken and act! וַעֲשֵׂ֖ה (wa·‘ă·śêh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make For Your sake, לְמַֽעֲנְךָ֣ (lə·ma·‘ăn·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent O my God, אֱלֹהַ֔י (’ĕ·lō·hay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not delay, תְּאַחַ֑ר (tə·’a·ḥar) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_309.htm">Strong's 309: </a> To loiter, to procrastinate because כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction Your city עִירְךָ֖ (‘î·rə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement and Your people עַמֶּֽךָ׃ (‘am·me·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock bear נִקְרָ֔א (niq·rā) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read Your name.” שִׁמְךָ֣ (šim·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/daniel/9-19.htm">Daniel 9:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/daniel/9-19.htm">Daniel 9:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/daniel/9-19.htm">Daniel 9:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/daniel/9-19.htm">Daniel 9:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/daniel/9-19.htm">Daniel 9:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/daniel/9-19.htm">Daniel 9:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/daniel/9-19.htm">Daniel 9:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/daniel/9-19.htm">Daniel 9:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/daniel/9-19.htm">Daniel 9:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/daniel/9-19.htm">Daniel 9:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/daniel/9-19.htm">OT Prophets: Daniel 9:19 Lord hear (Dan. 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