Dànyǐlǐshū 9:14

14 Suǒyǐ Yēhéhuá liúyì shǐ zhè zāihuò líndào wǒmen shēnshang , yīnwei Yēhéhuá wǒmen de shén zaì tā suǒ xíng de shì shang dōu shì gōngyì . wǒmen bìng méiyǒu tīng cóng tāde huà .

Dànyǐlǐshū 9:14 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 9:14

Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil, and brought it
upon us
The evil of punishment; he watched the fit and proper time to bring it upon them; indeed, he watches over the evil of sin, to bring upon men the evil of chastisement or punishment, ( Job 14:16 ) , but the latter is here meant; see ( Jeremiah 31:28 ) ( 44:27 ) , the word used has the signification of hastening; and so Jarchi and Saadiah explain it, "he hath hastened" ^F8: the almond tree, as the latter observes, has its name from hence, because it prevents other trees, and is quicker in putting out its blossom than they, ( Jeremiah 1:11 Jeremiah 1:19 ) and so this may denote the purity of the Lord; his displicency at sin; his strict justice in punishing it; and his diligence and activity in executing judgment for it, which slumbers not, as some imagine: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth;
the prophet is all along careful to clear God from any imputation of injustice in any of his works, even in his strange work, punitive justice; though he watches over the evil to bring it, yet he is righteous in so doing; no charge of unrighteousness is to be exhibited against him on this account: for we obeyed not his voice;
neither in his word, nor in his providences; neither by his prophets, nor by his judgments; and being guilty of the evil of fault, it was but just they should bear the evil of punishment.

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 (dwqvy) "festinavit", Paguinus, Vatablus.

Dànyǐlǐshū 9:14 In-Context

12 Tā shǐ dà zāihuò líndào wǒmen , chéngjiù le jǐngjiè wǒmen hé shĕnpàn wǒmen guān zhǎng de huà . yuánlái zaì pǔ tiān zhī xià wèicéng xíng guō xiàng zaì Yēlùsǎlĕng suǒ xíng de .

13 Zhè yīqiè zāihuò líndào wǒmen shēnshang shì zhào Móxī lǜfǎ shang suǒ xiĕ de , wǒmen què méiyǒu qiú Yēhéhuá wǒmen shén de ēndiǎn , shǐ wǒmen huí tóu líkāi zuìniè , míngbai nǐde zhēnlǐ .

14 Suǒyǐ Yēhéhuá liúyì shǐ zhè zāihuò líndào wǒmen shēnshang , yīnwei Yēhéhuá wǒmen de shén zaì tā suǒ xíng de shì shang dōu shì gōngyì . wǒmen bìng méiyǒu tīng cóng tāde huà .

15 Zhǔ wǒmen de shén a , nǐ céng yòng dà néng de shǒu lǐng nǐde zǐmín chū Āijí dì , shǐ zìjǐ dé le míng , zhēng rújīn rì yíyàng . wǒmen fàn le zuì , zuò le è .

16 Zhǔ a , qiú nǐ àn nǐde dà rén dà yì , shǐ nǐde nùqì hé fèn nù zhuǎn lí nǐde chéng Yēlùsǎlĕng , jiù shì nǐde shèng shān . Yēlùsǎlĕng hé nǐde zǐmín , yīn wǒmen de zuìè hé wǒmen lièzǔ de zuìniè beì sìwéi de rén xiūrǔ .