Passage
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 9:13 (LSB)
Nearby Context
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.
Daniel 9:15 “So now, O Lord our God, who have brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a strong hand and have made a name for Yourself, as it is this day—we have sinned; we have acted wickedly.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "written", "moses", "calamity", "come", "entreated", "favor", "yahweh", and "turning". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "written" and "moses", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Thus He has established His words which..." into verse 14's "Therefore Yahweh has watched over the calamity...", so "written" and "moses" 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 "written" and "moses" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.