Daniel 9:6 (GNV)

Passage

For we would not obey thy seruants the Prophets, which spake in thy Name to our Kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

Nearby Context

Daniel 9:4 And I prayed vnto the Lord my God, and made my confession, saying, Oh Lord God, which art great and fearefull, and keepest couenant and mercy toward them which loue thee, and toward them that keepe thy commandements,

Daniel 9:5 We haue sinned, and haue committed iniquitie and haue done wickedly, yea, we haue rebelled, and haue departed from thy precepts, and from thy iudgements.

Daniel 9:6 For we would not obey thy seruants the Prophets, which spake in thy Name to our Kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

Daniel 9:7 O Lord, righteousnes belongeth vnto thee, and vnto vs open shame, as appeareth this day vnto euery man of Iudah, and to the inhabitants of Ierusalem: yea, vnto all Israel, both neere and farre off, through all the countreys, whither thou hast driuen them, because of their offences, that they haue committed against thee.

Daniel 9:8 O Lord, vnto vs apperteineth open shame, to our Kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we haue sinned against thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "obey", "seruants", "prophets", "spake", "name", "kings", "princes", and "fathers". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "obey" and "seruants", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "We haue sinned and haue committed iniquitie..." into verse 7's "O Lord righteousnes belongeth vnto thee and...", so "obey" and "seruants" 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 "obey" and "seruants" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.