The Meaning of Daniel 9:8 Explained

Daniel 9:8

KJV: O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.

YLT: O Lord, to us is the shame of face, to our kings, to our heads, and to our fathers, in that we have sinned against Thee.

Darby: O Lord, unto us is confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.

ASV: O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Daniel 9:8?

MEANING: What does Daniel 9:8 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Daniel 9:8 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Daniel 9:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

O Lord,  to us [belongeth] confusion  of face,  to our kings,  to our princes,  and to our fathers,  because we have sinned  against thee. 

What does Daniel 9:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Daniel 9:1-15 - Intercession For A Beloved People
What a prayer is this! In many respects it is a model for us all. It was based on the divine Word. The fact that God had promised to restore the desolations of Jerusalem after seventy years, did not restrain, but prompted and inspired Daniel's prayers. God's promises are not independent of our faith, but await our appropriation. The blank checks are drawn and signed in our favor, but they must be presented at the bank for payment. It was very humble. Fasting, sackcloth, and ashes, were the outward habiliments, but notice the tone. We have sinned"¦ and have rebelled"¦; unto us [1] confusion of face. He confessed his sin and the sin of his people. There is such a thing as vicarious confession, in which some holy soul takes to himself the task of bearing the sins of his people, and pouring out the story before God, as though the sins were his own. But we hardly need go to our country or people for sins to confess, for we have plenty of our own, and the nearer we come to God's infinite light and holiness, the more we abhor ourselves and repent in dust and ashes. [source]

Chapter Summary: Daniel 9

1  Daniel, considering the time of the captivity,
3  makes confession of sins,
16  and prays for the restoration of Jerusalem
20  Gabriel informs him of the seventy weeks

What do the individual words in Daniel 9:8 mean?

Yahweh to us [belongs] shame of face to our kings our princes and our fathers because we have sinned against You
יְהוָ֗ה לָ֚נוּ בֹּ֣שֶׁת הַפָּנִ֔ים לִמְלָכֵ֥ינוּ לְשָׂרֵ֖ינוּ וְלַאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָטָ֖אנוּ לָֽךְ

יְהוָ֗ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
לָ֚נוּ  to  us 
Parse: Preposition, first person common plural
בֹּ֣שֶׁת  [belongs]  shame 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: בֹּשֶׁת  
Sense: shame.
הַפָּנִ֔ים  of  face 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
לִמְלָכֵ֥ינוּ  to  our  kings 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common plural
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
לְשָׂרֵ֖ינוּ  our  princes 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common plural
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
וְלַאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ  and  our  fathers 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר  because 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
חָטָ֖אנוּ  we  have  sinned 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common plural
Root: חָטָא 
Sense: to sin, miss, miss the way, go wrong, incur guilt, forfeit, purify from uncleanness.
לָֽךְ  against  You 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular

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