Daniel 9:10 (WEB)

Passage

We haven’t obeyed Yahweh our God’s voice, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.

Nearby Context

Daniel 9:8 Lord, to us belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against you.

Daniel 9:9 To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness; for we have rebelled against him.

Daniel 9:10 We haven’t obeyed Yahweh our God’s voice, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.

Daniel 9:11 Yes, all Israel have transgressed your law, turning aside, that they should not obey your voice. “Therefore the curse and the oath written in the law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us; for we have sinned against him.

Daniel 9:12 He has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us, and against our judges who judged us, by bringing on us a great evil; for under the whole sky, such has not been done as has been done to Jerusalem.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "haven", "obeyed", "yahweh", "voice", "walk", "laws", "before", and "servants". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "haven" and "obeyed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "To the Lord our God belong mercies..." into verse 11's "Yes all Israel have transgressed your law...", so "haven" and "obeyed" 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 "haven" and "obeyed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.