Bible Strands
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Daniel addresses God in prayer, confessing the collective guilt of Judah, Jerusalem, and all Israel while they remain in exile.
The words — The Hebrew בֹּשֶׁת (bo-shet) denotes shame or disgrace, while הַצְּדָקָ֔ה (ha-tzedakah) denotes righteousness or justice.
The thread — The pattern of national disgrace and scattering appears in Deuteronomy 4:27 and is mirrored in the corporate lament of Psalm 44:15 and Jeremiah 2:26.
Why it lands — The text explicitly attributes the people's displacement and disgrace to their own unfaithfulness, demanding a direct confession of corporate failure rather than an appeal to abstract divine justice.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 4:27 Then the LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you.
- Psalms 44:15 All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face,
- Jeremiah 2:26 As the thief is ashamed when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced. They, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets
- Jeremiah 3:25 Let us lie down in our shame; let our disgrace cover us. We have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our fathers; from our youth even to this day we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.”
- Daniel 9:8 O LORD, we are covered with shame—our kings, our leaders, and our fathers—because we have sinned against You.
- 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.
- Amos 9:9 “For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground.
- Romans 6:21 What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.
- Leviticus 26:33 But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.
- Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.