Daniel 9:13 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Daniel 9:15 And nowe, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people out of the land of Egypt with a mightie hand, and hast gotten thee renoume, as appeareth this day, we haue sinned, we haue done wickedly.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "iniquities", "plague", "come", "vpon", "written", "lawe", "moses", and "prayer". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "iniquities" and "plague", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And he hath confirmed his wordes which..." into verse 14's "Therefore hath the Lord made ready the...", so "iniquities" and "plague" 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 "iniquities" and "plague" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.