Daniel 9:14

14 Por lo tanto, el Señor
nos ha enviado la calamidad que había preparado. El Señor
nuestro Dios tuvo razón en hacer todas esas cosas, porque no lo obedecimos.

Daniel 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.

Daniel 9:14 In-Context

12 Tú cumpliste tu palabra e hiciste con nosotros y nuestros gobernantes tal como habías advertido. Nunca hubo una calamidad tan grande como la que ocurrió en Jerusalén.

13 Se han cumplido todas las maldiciones de la ley de Moisés escritas contra nosotros. Sin embargo, nos hemos rehusado a buscar la misericordia del Señor
nuestro Dios al no reconocer su verdad ni abandonar nuestros pecados.

14 Por lo tanto, el Señor
nos ha enviado la calamidad que había preparado. El Señor
nuestro Dios tuvo razón en hacer todas esas cosas, porque no lo obedecimos.

15 »Oh Señor nuestro Dios, al rescatar a tu pueblo de Egipto con gran despliegue de poder, le diste honor perpetuo a tu nombre; pero hemos pecado y estamos llenos de maldad.

16 En vista de tus fieles misericordias, por favor, Señor, aparta tu enojo y furor de tu ciudad, Jerusalén, tu monte santo. Todas las naciones vecinas se burlan de Jerusalén y de tu pueblo por causa de nuestros pecados y de los pecados de nuestros antepasados.