Daniel 9:9 (GNV)

Passage

Yet compassion and forgiuenesse is in the Lord our God, albeit we haue rebelled against him.

Nearby Context

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.

Daniel 9:9 Yet compassion and forgiuenesse is in the Lord our God, albeit we haue rebelled against him.

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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "compassion", "forgiuenesse", "lord", "albeit", "haue", "rebelled", and "against". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "compassion" and "forgiuenesse", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "O Lord vnto vs apperteineth open shame..." into verse 10's "For we haue not obeyed the voyce...", so "compassion" and "forgiuenesse" 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 "compassion" and "forgiuenesse" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.