Daniel 9:10 (KJV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Daniel 9:8 O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.

Daniel 9:9 To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;

Daniel 9:10 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.

Daniel 9:11 Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him.

Daniel 9:12 And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "neither", "obeyed", "voice", "lord", "walk", "laws", "before", and "servants". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "neither" and "obeyed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "To the Lord our God belong mercies..." into verse 11's "Yea all Israel have transgressed thy law...", so "neither" and "obeyed" belong inside that flow. In Daniel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "neither" and "obeyed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.