Daniel 9:12 (LSB)

Passage

Thus He has established His words which He had spoken against us and against our judges who judged us, to bring on us great calamity; for under the whole heaven there has not been done anything like what was done to Jerusalem.

Nearby Context

Daniel 9:10 nor have we listened to the voice of Yahweh our God, to walk in His laws which He put before us through His slaves the prophets.

Daniel 9:11 Indeed all Israel has trespassed against Your law, even turning aside, not listening to Your voice; so the curse has been poured out on us, along with the oath which is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, for we have sinned against Him.

Daniel 9:12 Thus He has established His words which He had spoken against us and against our judges who judged us, to bring on us great calamity; for under the whole heaven there has not been done anything like what was done to Jerusalem.

Daniel 9:13 As it is written in the law of Moses, all this calamity has come on us; yet we have not entreated the favor of Yahweh our God by turning from our iniquity and acting wisely in Your truth.

Daniel 9:14 Therefore Yahweh has watched over the calamity and brought it on us; for Yahweh our God is righteous with respect to all His deeds which He has done, but we have not listened to His voice.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thus", "established", "words", "spoken", "against", "judges", and "judged". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thus" and "established", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Indeed all Israel has trespassed against Your..." into verse 13's "As it is written in the law...", so "thus" and "established" 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 "thus" and "established" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.