Daniel 9:15

Now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and who made for Yourself a name renowned to this day, we have sinned; we have acted wickedly.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Daniel addresses the Lord as the covenant God of Israel during a corporate confession of national sin. He speaks at a moment of acknowledged calamity, directly following a statement about God’s righteous judgment in Daniel 9:14.

The words — הוֹצֵ֨אתָ (ho.Tze.ta) translates literally to "you brought out," anchoring the prayer in the Exodus deliverance. The phrase וְ/עַתָּ֣ה (ve./'a.Tah) means "and now," marking the immediate pivot from recalling God’s past faithfulness to confessing present failure.

The thread — This confession of collective sin and appeal to God’s past mighty acts echoes Nehemiah 9:10 and Daniel 9:5. The reference to God bringing Israel out of Egypt with a mighty hand also anticipates the divine declaration in Exodus 6:1.

Why it lands — The text demands a reader acknowledge personal and corporate guilt before a God who has proven His power and faithfulness. It requires repentance that grounds itself in God’s established character rather than human merit.

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The Hebrew words

וְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve./'a.Tahand/ now אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiO Lord אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei./nuGod/ our אֲשֶׁר֩'a.Sherwho הוֹצֵ֨אתָho.Tze.tayou brought out אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>עַמְּךָ֜'a.me./Khapeople/ your מֵאֶ֤רֶץme./'E.retzfrom/ [the] land of מִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimEgypt בְּיָ֣דbe./Yadby/ a hand חֲזָקָ֔הcha.za.Kahstrong וַתַּֽעַשׂ־va./ta.'as-and/ you madeלְךָ֥le./Khafor/ yourselfשֵׁ֖םshema name כַּיּ֣וֹםka/i.Yomas the/ day הַזֶּ֑הha./Zeh<the>/ this חָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuwe have sinned רָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃ra.Sha.'e.nuwe have acted wickedly

King James Version

And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly.

Cross-references

Nehemiah 9:10 You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day.
Daniel 9:5 we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.
Exodus 6:1 But the LORD said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, for because of My mighty hand he will let the people go; because of My strong hand he will drive them out of his land.”
Exodus 14:18 The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I am honored through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”
Exodus 32:11 But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?
Nehemiah 1:10 They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand.
Exodus 6:6 Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.
Exodus 9:16 But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
Exodus 14:1 Then the LORD said to Moses,
1 Kings 8:51 For they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt, out of the furnace for iron.