Daniel 9:8
What does Daniel 9:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Daniel 9:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
KJV
King James Version · 1611O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949O Lord, shame is on us, on our kings and our rulers and our fathers, because of our sin against you.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`O Lord, to us <FI>is<Fi> the shame of face, to our kings, to our heads, and to our fathers, in that we have sinned against Thee.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, that have sinned.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890O Lord, unto us is confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
Context
v.7O 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.
v.8This passage
v.9To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness; for we have rebelled against him;
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Lamentations 1:18
Jehovah is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: Hear, I pray you, all ye peoples, and behold my sorrow: My virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.
- Jeremiah 14:20
We acknowledge, O Jehovah, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee.
- Lamentations 3:42
We have transgressed and have rebelled; thou hast not pardoned.
- Daniel 9:6
neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, that spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.
- Lamentations 1:7
Jerusalem remembereth in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that were from the days of old: When her people fell into the hand of the adversary, and none did help her, The adversaries saw her, they did mock at her desolations.
- Lamentations 5:16
The crown is fallen from our head: Woe unto us! for we have sinned.
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