Daniel 9:10

and 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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Daniel addresses God in a corporate prayer of confession, marking the moment of national repentance. The words — שָמַ֔עְנוּ (sha.Ma'.nu) = we have listened and לָ/לֶ֤כֶת (la./Le.khet) = to walk. The thread — The pattern of ignoring God’s voice and laws runs through Daniel 9:6 on the prophets, 2 Kings 18:12 on covenant violation, and Nehemiah 9:13 on the statutes given at Sinai. Why it lands — It demands a plain acknowledgment that the people failed to follow God’s written laws and prophetic warnings, requiring unvarnished admission of disobedience.

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The Hebrew words

וְלֹ֣אve./Lo'and/ not שָׁמַ֔עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuwe have listened בְּק֖וֹלbe./Kolto/ [the] voice of יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahweh אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei./nuGod/ our לָלֶ֤כֶתla./Le.khetto/ walk בְּתֽוֹרֹתָיו֙be./to.ro.Ta/vin/ laws/ his אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich נָתַ֣ןna.Tanhe set לְפָנֵ֔ינוּle./fa.Nei./nu<to>/ before/ us בְּיַ֖דbe./Yadby/ [the] hand of עֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.Da/vservants/ his הַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha./ne.vi.'Imthe/ prophets

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Daniel 9:6 We have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, leaders, fathers, and all the people of the land.
2 Kings 18:12 This happened because they did not listen to the voice of the LORD their God, but violated His covenant—all that Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded—and would neither listen nor obey.
Nehemiah 9:13 You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.
2 Kings 17:13 Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.”
Hebrews 1:1 On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.
Ezra 9:10 And now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the commandments