Daniel 9:9
New International Version
The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him;

New Living Translation
But the Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.

English Standard Version
To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him

Berean Standard Bible
To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him

King James Bible
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;

New King James Version
To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him.

New American Standard Bible
To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, because we have rebelled against Him;

NASB 1995
“To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against Him;

NASB 1977
“To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against Him;

Legacy Standard Bible
To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against Him;

Amplified Bible
To the Lord our God belong mercy and lovingkindness and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against Him;

Christian Standard Bible
Compassion and forgiveness belong to the Lord our God, though we have rebelled against him

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Compassion and forgiveness belong to the Lord our God, though we have rebelled against Him

American Standard Version
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness; for we have rebelled against him;

Contemporary English Version
LORD God, you are merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against you

English Revised Version
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses; for we have rebelled against him;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"But you, Lord our God, are compassionate and forgiving, although we have rebelled against you.

Good News Translation
You are merciful and forgiving, although we have rebelled against you.

International Standard Version
But to the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we've rebelled against him

Majority Standard Bible
To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him

NET Bible
Yet the Lord our God is compassionate and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.

New Heart English Bible
To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him.

Webster's Bible Translation
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;

World English Bible
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
To the Lord our God [are] the mercies and the forgivenesses, for we have rebelled against Him,

Young's Literal Translation
To the Lord our God are the mercies and the forgivenesses, for we have rebelled against Him,

Smith's Literal Translation
To Jehovah our God compassion and forgivenesses, for we rebelled against him.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But to thee, the Lord our God, mercy and forgiveness, for we have departed from thee:

Catholic Public Domain Version
But to you, the Lord our God, is mercy and atonement, for we have withdrawn from you,

New American Bible
But to the Lord, our God, belong compassion and forgiveness, though we rebelled against him

New Revised Standard Version
To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
To the LORD God belong mercies and forgiveness of sins, for we have rebelled against him;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Mercies and forgiveness of sins are of LORD JEHOVAH God, for we have rebelled against him
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
To the Lord our God belong compassions and forgivenesses; for we have rebelled against Him;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
To thee, the Lord our God, belong compassions and forgivenesses, whereas we have departed from thee;

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Daniel's Prayer for His People
8O LORD, we are covered with shame—our kings, our leaders, and our fathers—because we have sinned against You. 9To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him 10and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God to walk in His laws, which He set before us through His servants the prophets.…

Cross References
Nehemiah 9:17
They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.

Psalm 86:5
For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

Psalm 103:8-12
The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. / He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever. / He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities. ...

Psalm 130:4
But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.

Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.

Micah 7:18-19
Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.

Exodus 34:6-7
Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, / maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”

Numbers 14:18
‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’

Joel 2:13
So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.

Lamentations 3:22-23
Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!

Ephesians 1:7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

Colossians 1:13-14
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, / in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Matthew 6:14-15
For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. / But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.

Luke 6:36-37
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. / Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.


Treasury of Scripture

To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;

To the Lord.

Daniel 9:7
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.

Exodus 34:6,7
And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, …

Numbers 14:18,19
The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation

though.

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:

Nehemiah 9:18,19,26-28
Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations; …

Psalm 106:43-45
Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity…

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Daniel 9
1. Daniel, considering the time of the captivity,
3. makes confession of sins,
16. and prays for the restoration of Jerusalem.
20. Gabriel informs him of the seventy weeks.














To the Lord our God
This phrase establishes the subject of the verse, emphasizing the sovereignty and personal relationship between God and His people. The Hebrew word for "Lord" here is "Adonai," which signifies authority and ownership. "Our God" indicates a covenant relationship, reminding the Israelites of their unique bond with Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This relationship is foundational to understanding the nature of God's dealings with His people throughout history.

belong compassion and forgiveness
The Hebrew word for "compassion" is "rachamim," which is derived from "rechem," meaning "womb." This imagery suggests a deep, nurturing love akin to that of a mother for her child. It highlights God's tender mercy and His willingness to care for His people despite their failings. "Forgiveness" is translated from "selichah," which implies a pardon or release from the burden of sin. Together, these attributes underscore God's gracious character, offering hope and restoration to those who turn back to Him.

even though we have rebelled against Him
The phrase "even though" introduces a contrast between God's nature and human behavior. "Rebelled" comes from the Hebrew "marad," which means to resist authority or rise in defiance. This rebellion is not just a passive disobedience but an active turning away from God's commandments. Historically, Israel's rebellion is well-documented, from the worship of the golden calf to the idolatry that led to their exile. Despite this, God's compassion and forgiveness remain available, demonstrating His unwavering commitment to His covenant people.

Verses 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 the parallel passage in Bar. 1, but is much briefer, and therefore more likely to be the older. "Forgivenesses" occurs only here and Nehemiah 9:17 in a prayer that otherwise seems borrowed from that before us.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
To the Lord
לַֽאדֹנָ֣י (la·ḏō·nāy)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 136: The Lord

our God
אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

[belong] compassion
הָרַחֲמִ֖ים (hā·ra·ḥă·mîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7356: Compassion, the womb, a maiden

and forgiveness,
וְהַסְּלִח֑וֹת (wə·has·sə·li·ḥō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5547: Forgiveness

even though
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

we have rebelled
מָרַ֖דְנוּ (mā·raḏ·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 4775: To rebel

against Him
בּֽוֹ׃ (bōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew


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