Daniel 9:8

8 »”Señor, tanto nosotros como nuestros reyes y príncipes, y nuestros antepasados, somos motivo de vergüenza por haber pecado contra ti.

Daniel 9:8 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 9:8

O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face
Which is repeated, to show how much the mind of the prophet was affected with it, and to fix a sense of it in the minds of others; as well as to suggest that he wanted words fully to express that shame that everyone ought to take to themselves; and also in order to introduce what follows, and that to observe that all ranks and degrees of men were concerned in it: to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have
sinned against thee;
these had each of them sinned against the Lord, by not hearkening to his prophets, who reproved them for their sins, and warned them of their danger, ( Daniel 9:6 ) and therefore had reason to be ashamed of them before him; as well as to observe the low estate in which the royal family, princes, elders, and people in Babylon, were, being exposed to shame and reproach before all the world.

Daniel 9:8 In-Context

6 No hemos prestado atención a tus siervos los profetas, que en tu nombre hablaron a nuestros reyes y príncipes, a nuestros antepasados y a todos los habitantes de la tierra.

7 »”Tú, Señor, eres justo. Nosotros, en cambio, somos motivo de vergüenza en este día; nosotros, pueblo de Judá, habitantes de Jerusalén y de todo Israel, tanto los que vivimos cerca como los que se hallan lejos, en todos los países por los que nos has dispersado por haberte sido infieles.

8 »”Señor, tanto nosotros como nuestros reyes y príncipes, y nuestros antepasados, somos motivo de vergüenza por haber pecado contra ti.

9 Pero aun cuando nos hemos rebelado contra ti, tú, Señor nuestro, eres un Dios compasivo y perdonador.

10 »”SEÑOR y Dios nuestro, no hemos obedecido ni seguido tus leyes, las cuales nos diste por medio de tus siervos los profetas.