Daniel 9:12 (GNV)

Passage

And he hath confirmed his wordes, which he spake against vs, and against our iudges that iudged vs, by bringing vpon vs a great plague: for vnder the whole heauen hath not bene the like, as hath bene brought vpon Ierusalem.

Nearby Context

Daniel 9:10 For we haue not obeyed the voyce of the Lord our God, to walke in his lawes, which he had laide before vs by the ministerie of his seruants the Prophets.

Daniel 9:11 Yea, all Israel haue transgressed thy Lawe, and are turned backe, and haue not heard thy voyce: therefore the curse is powred vpon vs, and the othe that is written in the Lawe of Moses the seruant of God, because we haue sinned against him.

Daniel 9:12 And he hath confirmed his wordes, which he spake against vs, and against our iudges that iudged vs, by bringing vpon vs a great plague: for vnder the whole heauen hath not bene the like, as hath bene brought vpon Ierusalem.

Daniel 9:13 All this plague is come vpon vs, as it is written in the Lawe of Moses: yet made we not our prayer before the Lord our God, that we might turne from our iniquities and vnderstand thy trueth.

Daniel 9:14 Therefore hath the Lord made ready the plague, and brought it vpon vs: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we would not heare his voyce.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hath", "confirmed", "wordes", "spake", "against", "iudges", and "iudged". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hath" and "confirmed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Yea all Israel haue transgressed thy Lawe..." into verse 13's "All this plague is come vpon vs...", so "hath" and "confirmed" 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 "hath" and "confirmed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.