Bible Strands
Daniel 9:14
Therefore the LORD has kept the calamity in store and brought it upon us. For the LORD our God is righteous in all He does; yet we have not obeyed His voice.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Daniel addresses God during a corporate prayer of confession, situating the recent exile within the framework of Mosaic covenant curses. He speaks as a representative of Israel, acknowledging that the disaster matches what the Law foretold.
The words — וַ/יִּשְקֹד (va/i.yish.Kod) literally means “kept watch,” describing how God reserved the calamity before executing it. צַדִּיק (tza.Dik) translates as “righteous,” affirming that God’s administration of judgment aligns perfectly with His character.
The thread — The pairing of divine righteousness in judgment with human disobedience appears in Daniel 9:7 and Nehemiah 9:33. These passages consistently link God’s just actions to Israel’s failure to heed His commands.
Why it lands — The text states that God brought stored calamity upon the people because they refused to obey His voice. It requires a reader to acknowledge divine justice as the cause of judgment and accept personal accountability without deflecting blame.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.
Cross-references
- Daniel 9:7 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.
- Nehemiah 9:33 You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly.
- Psalms 51:14 Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.
- Jeremiah 44:27 I am watching over them for harm and not for good, and every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt will meet his end by sword or famine, until they are finished off.
- Jeremiah 31:28 Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.