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href="/bsb/daniel/9.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/daniel/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />We and our kings, our princes and our ancestors are covered with shame, LORD, because we have sinned against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/daniel/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, we and our kings, princes, and ancestors are covered with shame because we have sinned against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/daniel/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />To us, O LORD, belongs open shame, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/daniel/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, we are covered with shame—our kings, our leaders, and our fathers—because we have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/daniel/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />O Lord, to us <i>belongeth</i> confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/daniel/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“O Lord, to us <i>belongs</i> shame of face, to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/daniel/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Open shame <i>belongs</i> to us, LORD, to our kings, our leaders, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/daniel/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Open shame belongs to us, O Lord, to our kings, our princes and our fathers, because we have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/daniel/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Open shame belongs to us, O Lord, to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, because we have sinned against Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/daniel/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />O Yahweh, to us belongs open shame, to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/daniel/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, to us belong confusion <i>and</i> open shame—to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers—because we have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/daniel/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, public shame belongs to us, our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors, because we have sinned against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/daniel/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br /> LORD, public shame belongs to us, our kings, our leaders, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/daniel/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/daniel/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and even our kings, our officials, and our ancestors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/daniel/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/daniel/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />We, our kings, leaders, and ancestors are ashamed because we have sinned against you, LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/daniel/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Our kings, our rulers, and our ancestors have acted shamefully and sinned against you, Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/daniel/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Open humiliation belongs to us, LORD, to our kings, our officials, and our ancestors, because we've sinned against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/daniel/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, we are covered with shame?our kings, our leaders, and our fathers?because we have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/daniel/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, we have been humiliated--our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors--because we have sinned against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/daniel/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />LORD, to us belongs open shame, to our kings, to our leaders, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/daniel/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/daniel/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Lord, to us belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/daniel/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />O Lord, to us [is] the shame of face, to our kings, to our heads, and to our fathers, in that we have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/daniel/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> O Lord, to us is the shame of face, to our kings, to our heads, and to our fathers, in that we have sinned against Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/daniel/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />O Jehovah, to us shame of face, to our kings, to our chiefs, and to our fathers, that we sinned against thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/daniel/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our princes, and to our fathers that have sinned. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/daniel/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />O Lord, to us belongs confusion of face: to our kings, our leaders, and our fathers, who have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/daniel/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, we are ashamed, like our kings, our princes, and our ancestors, for having sinned against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/daniel/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Open shame, O LORD, falls on us, our kings, our officials, and our ancestors, because we have sinned against you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/daniel/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, to us belongs shame of faces to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/daniel/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH, ours is shame of faces, to our Kings, and to our Princes, and to our Fathers, because we have sinned against you!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/daniel/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O LORD, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/daniel/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />In thee, O Lord, is our righteousness, and to us <i>belongs</i> confusion of faced, and to our kings, and to our princes, and to our fathers, forasmuch as we have sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/daniel/9-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/shUZJK-vYxI?start=3222" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/daniel/9.htm">Daniel's Prayer for His People</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>To 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. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">we</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: hap·pā·nîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">are covered</a> <a href="/hebrew/1322.htm" title="1322: bō·šeṯ (N-fsc) -- Shame, shameful thing. From buwsh; shame; by implication an idol.">with shame—</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: lim·lā·ḵê·nū (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 1cp) -- King. From malak; a king.">our kings,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: lə·śā·rê·nū (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">our leaders,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: wə·la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">and our fathers—</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: ḥā·ṭā·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">we have sinned</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">against You.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-33.htm">Nehemiah 9:33-34</a></span><br />You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly. / Our kings and leaders and priests and fathers did not obey Your law or listen to Your commandments and warnings that You gave them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/9-6.htm">Ezra 9:6-7</a></span><br />and said: “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens. / From the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great. Because of our iniquities, we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the earth and subjected to the sword and to captivity, to pillage and humiliation, as we are this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-25.htm">Jeremiah 3:25</a></span><br />Let 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 not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-15.htm">Psalm 44:15</a></span><br />All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6-7</a></span><br />Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind. / No one calls on Your name or strives to take hold of You. For You have hidden Your face from us and delivered us into the hand of our iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-8.htm">Lamentations 1:8</a></span><br />Jerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-47.htm">1 Kings 8:47</a></span><br />and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-7.htm">2 Chronicles 30:7-9</a></span><br />Do not be like your fathers and brothers who were unfaithful to the LORD, the God of their fathers, so that He made them an object of horror, as you can see. / Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you. / For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Jeremiah 14:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-32.htm">Ezekiel 36:32</a></span><br />It is not for your sake that I will act, declares the Lord GOD—let it be known to you. Be ashamed and disgraced for your ways, O house of Israel!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a></span><br />for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-8.htm">1 John 1:8-9</a></span><br />If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. / If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-21.htm">Luke 15:21</a></span><br />The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-9.htm">James 4:9-10</a></span><br />Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom. / Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-21.htm">Romans 6:21</a></span><br />What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O Lord, to us belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against you.</p><p class="hdg">to us.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/9-6.htm">Daniel 9:6,7</a></b></br> Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land… </p><p class="hdg">because.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/14-20.htm">Jeremiah 14:20</a></b></br> We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, <i>and</i> the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/1-7.htm">Lamentations 1:7,8,18</a></b></br> Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, <i>and</i> did mock at her sabbaths… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/3-42.htm">Lamentations 3:42</a></b></br> We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/9-7.htm">Belongeth</a> <a href="/daniel/9-7.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/daniel/9-7.htm">Confusion</a> <a href="/daniel/4-27.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/daniel/9-7.htm">Face</a> <a href="/daniel/9-6.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/daniel/9-6.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/daniel/9-6.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/daniel/6-10.htm">Open</a> <a href="/daniel/9-6.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/daniel/9-6.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-13.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-20.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/daniel/9-5.htm">Sinned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/19-14.htm">Belongeth</a> <a href="/jonah/2-9.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/micah/7-4.htm">Confusion</a> <a href="/hosea/2-9.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/daniel/9-17.htm">Face</a> <a href="/daniel/9-16.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/daniel/10-13.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/daniel/10-13.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/daniel/9-18.htm">Open</a> <a href="/daniel/10-13.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/daniel/9-12.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/daniel/11-18.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/daniel/9-20.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/daniel/9-11.htm">Sinned</a><div class="vheading2">Daniel 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/9-1.htm">Daniel, considering the time of the captivity,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/9-3.htm">makes confession of sins,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/9-16.htm">and prays for the restoration of Jerusalem.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/9-20.htm">Gabriel informs him of the seventy weeks.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>O LORD, we are covered with shame—</b><br>This phrase reflects a deep sense of guilt and humility before God. The acknowledgment of shame is a common theme in the Old Testament, where the Israelites often express remorse for their disobedience. This shame is not just personal but communal, indicating a collective responsibility. The use of "O LORD" signifies a direct appeal to Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel, emphasizing a relationship that has been breached by sin.<p><b>our kings, our leaders, and our fathers—</b><br>Here, Daniel includes all levels of society in the confession of sin. The mention of "kings" and "leaders" highlights the failure of those in authority who were supposed to guide the people in righteousness. Historically, many of Israel's kings led the nation into idolatry and disobedience, as seen in the books of Kings and Chronicles. "Our fathers" refers to previous generations, acknowledging a pattern of sin that has persisted over time. This collective confession is reminiscent of other biblical prayers of repentance, such as <a href="/nehemiah/9.htm">Nehemiah 9</a> and <a href="/ezra/9.htm">Ezra 9</a>.<p><b>because we have sinned against You.</b><br>The phrase underscores the nature of sin as an offense against God Himself. This is a central theme in the Bible, where sin is not merely a violation of moral or social codes but a breach in the relationship with God. The acknowledgment of sin is crucial for repentance and restoration. This confession aligns with the broader biblical narrative that emphasizes the need for atonement and forgiveness, ultimately pointing to the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, who provides the ultimate solution for sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/daniel.htm">Daniel</a></b><br>A prophet and a man of prayer, Daniel is the author of the book. He is in Babylon during the time of this prayer, interceding for his people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, to whom Daniel directs his prayer of confession and repentance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation of God's chosen people, who are in exile due to their disobedience and sin against God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/k/kings,_leaders,_and_fathers.htm">Kings, Leaders, and Fathers</a></b><br>These represent the political and spiritual leadership of Israel, as well as the ancestors who have contributed to the nation's current state of shame.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/sin_and_shame.htm">Sin and Shame</a></b><br>The central theme of this verse, highlighting the reason for Israel's exile and the need for repentance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_sin.htm">The Reality of Sin</a></b><br>Sin leads to shame and separation from God. Recognizing our sin is the first step toward repentance and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/corporate_responsibility.htm">Corporate Responsibility</a></b><br>Daniel's prayer includes the sins of the leaders and ancestors, reminding us of the communal aspect of sin and the need for collective repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>Leaders have a significant impact on the spiritual direction of a community. Their actions can lead to blessings or consequences for the people they lead.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_confession.htm">The Importance of Confession</a></b><br>Confession is a vital part of our relationship with God. It acknowledges our failures and opens the door for God's mercy and forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_mercy.htm">Hope in God's Mercy</a></b><br>Despite the shame and sin, there is hope in God's character as merciful and forgiving, encouraging us to turn back to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_daniel_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Daniel 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_abimelech,_gideon's_son.htm">Who was Abimelech, son of Gideon, in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_definition_of_actual_grace.htm">How can a young man purify his path?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/israel's_leaders'_genealogies,_reigns.htm">What are the genealogies and reigns of Israel's leaders?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_gideon's_actions_align_with_his_refusal.htm">Judges 8:22-23: How do Gideon's actions after insisting he would not rule Israel align with his refusal of kingship?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/daniel/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">Confusion of face.</span>--Repeated from <a href="/daniel/9-7.htm" title="O LORD, righteousness belongs to you, but to us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries where you have driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against you.">Daniel 9:7</a>, so as to bring into stronger contrast the mercy of God (<a href="/daniel/9-9.htm" title="To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;">Daniel 9:9</a>) with the righteousness" mentioned in <a href="/daniel/9-7.htm" title="O LORD, righteousness belongs to you, but to us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries where you have driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against you.">Daniel 9:7</a>. St. Jerome well remarks, "<span class= "ital">Post sententiam judicantis provocat eum ad clementiam."</span> The absolute mercy and forgiveness of God is implied by the article in this verse, just as His absolute righteousness is in <a href="/daniel/9-7.htm" title="O LORD, righteousness belongs to you, but to us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries where you have driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against you.">Daniel 9:7</a>.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/daniel/9-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֚נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">are covered</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפָּנִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with shame—</span><br /><span class="heb">בֹּ֣שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(bō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1322.htm">Strong's 1322: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shame, shameful thing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our kings,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִמְלָכֵ֥ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(lim·lā·ḵê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our leaders,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשָׂרֵ֖ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·śā·rê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and our fathers—</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלַאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we have sinned</span><br /><span class="heb">חָטָ֖אנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·ṭā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against You.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/daniel/9-8.htm">Daniel 9:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/daniel/9-8.htm">Daniel 9:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/daniel/9-8.htm">Daniel 9:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/daniel/9-8.htm">Daniel 9:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/daniel/9-8.htm">Daniel 9:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/daniel/9-8.htm">Daniel 9:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/daniel/9-8.htm">Daniel 9:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/daniel/9-8.htm">Daniel 9:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/daniel/9-8.htm">Daniel 9:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/daniel/9-8.htm">Daniel 9:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/daniel/9-8.htm">OT Prophets: Daniel 9:8 Lord to us belongs confusion of face (Dan. 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