Daniel 9:8
New International Version
We and our kings, our princes and our ancestors are covered with shame, LORD, because we have sinned against you.

New Living Translation
O LORD, we and our kings, princes, and ancestors are covered with shame because we have sinned against you.

English Standard Version
To us, O LORD, belongs open shame, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against you.

Berean Standard Bible
O LORD, we are covered with shame—our kings, our leaders, and our fathers—because we have sinned against You.

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

New King James Version
“O Lord, to us belongs shame of face, to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You.

New American Standard Bible
Open shame belongs to us, LORD, to our kings, our leaders, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You.

NASB 1995
“Open shame belongs to us, O Lord, to our kings, our princes and our fathers, because we have sinned against You.

NASB 1977
“Open shame belongs to us, O Lord, to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, because we have sinned against Thee.

Legacy Standard Bible
O Yahweh, to us belongs open shame, to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You.

Amplified Bible
O LORD, to us belong confusion and open shame—to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers—because we have sinned against You.

Christian Standard Bible
LORD, public shame belongs to us, our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors, because we have sinned against you.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
LORD, public shame belongs to us, our kings, our leaders, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You.

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

Contemporary English Version
and even our kings, our officials, and our ancestors.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
We, our kings, leaders, and ancestors are ashamed because we have sinned against you, LORD.

Good News Translation
Our kings, our rulers, and our ancestors have acted shamefully and sinned against you, Lord.

International Standard Version
Open humiliation belongs to us, LORD, to our kings, our officials, and our ancestors, because we've sinned against you.

Majority Standard Bible
O LORD, we are covered with shame—our kings, our leaders, and our fathers—because we have sinned against You.

NET Bible
O LORD, we have been humiliated--our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors--because we have sinned against you.

New Heart English Bible
LORD, to us belongs open shame, to our kings, to our leaders, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against you.

Webster's Bible Translation
O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.

World English Bible
Lord, to us belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against you.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
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 You.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Smith's Literal Translation
O Jehovah, to us shame of face, to our kings, to our chiefs, and to our fathers, that we sinned against thee.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our princes, and to our fathers that have sinned.

Catholic Public Domain Version
O Lord, to us belongs confusion of face: to our kings, our leaders, and our fathers, who have sinned.

New American Bible
O LORD, we are ashamed, like our kings, our princes, and our ancestors, for having sinned against you.

New Revised Standard Version
Open shame, O LORD, falls on us, our kings, our officials, and our ancestors, because we have sinned against you.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
O LORD, to us belongs shame of faces to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
LORD JEHOVAH, ours is shame of faces, to our Kings, and to our Princes, and to our Fathers, because we have sinned against you!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
O LORD, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against Thee.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
In thee, O Lord, is our righteousness, and to us belongs confusion of faced, and to our kings, and to our princes, and to our fathers, forasmuch as we have sinned.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Daniel's Prayer for His People
7To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfaithfulness to You. 8O LORD, we are covered with shame— our kings, our leaders, and our fathers— because we have sinned against You. 9To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him…

Cross References
Nehemiah 9:33-34
You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly. / Our kings and leaders and priests and fathers did not obey Your law or listen to Your commandments and warnings that You gave them.

Ezra 9:6-7
and said: “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens. / From the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great. Because of our iniquities, we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the earth and subjected to the sword and to captivity, to pillage and humiliation, as we are this day.

Jeremiah 3:25
Let us lie down in our shame; let our disgrace cover us. We have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our fathers; from our youth even to this day we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.”

Psalm 44:15
All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face,

Isaiah 64:6-7
Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind. / No one calls on Your name or strives to take hold of You. For You have hidden Your face from us and delivered us into the hand of our iniquity.

Lamentations 1:8
Jerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away.

1 Kings 8:47
and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’

2 Chronicles 30:7-9
Do not be like your fathers and brothers who were unfaithful to the LORD, the God of their fathers, so that He made them an object of horror, as you can see. / Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you. / For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”

Jeremiah 14:7
Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You.

Ezekiel 36:32
It is not for your sake that I will act, declares the Lord GOD—let it be known to you. Be ashamed and disgraced for your ways, O house of Israel!

Romans 3:23
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

1 John 1:8-9
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. / If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Luke 15:21
The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

James 4:9-10
Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom. / Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.

Romans 6:21
What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.


Treasury of Scripture

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

to us.

Daniel 9:6,7
Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land…

because.

Jeremiah 14:20
We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.

Lamentations 1:7,8,18
Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths…

Lamentations 3:42
We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.

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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.














O LORD
The Hebrew word used here is "YHWH," the sacred and personal name of God, often rendered as "LORD" in English translations. This invocation signifies a direct and personal appeal to the covenant-keeping God of Israel. It reflects Daniel's deep reverence and acknowledgment of God's sovereignty and holiness. In the context of prayer, it underscores the relationship between God and His people, reminding us of His eternal presence and faithfulness despite human failings.

to us belongs open shame
The phrase "open shame" translates from the Hebrew "bosh," which conveys a sense of public disgrace and humiliation. This acknowledgment of shame is not just personal but communal, reflecting the collective guilt of the nation. It is a recognition of the consequences of sin and a humble admission of failure before a holy God. Historically, this period was marked by the Babylonian exile, a direct result of Israel's disobedience, serving as a poignant reminder of the seriousness of turning away from God's commandments.

to our kings, our leaders, and our fathers
This phrase highlights the comprehensive nature of the guilt, extending from the highest echelons of society to the foundational generations. "Kings" and "leaders" (Hebrew: "melek" and "sarim") were responsible for guiding the nation in righteousness, yet they often led in rebellion. "Fathers" refers to the ancestors who set patterns of behavior. This collective confession emphasizes the continuity of sin through generations and the need for national repentance. It also serves as a call for leaders today to guide with integrity and faithfulness to God's Word.

because we have sinned against You
The Hebrew word for "sinned" is "chata," meaning to miss the mark or fall short of God's standards. This confession is central to the verse, acknowledging that the ultimate offense is against God Himself. It reflects a deep understanding of sin's nature and its relational breach with God. Scripturally, this echoes the broader biblical narrative where sin leads to separation from God, yet confession and repentance open the way for restoration. It is a call to recognize personal and communal sin, seek God's forgiveness, and strive for holiness in alignment with His will.

(8) Confusion of face.--Repeated from Daniel 9:7, so as to bring into stronger contrast the mercy of God (Daniel 9:9) with the righteousness" mentioned in Daniel 9:7. St. Jerome well remarks, "Post sententiam judicantis provocat eum ad clementiam." The absolute mercy and forgiveness of God is implied by the article in this verse, just as His absolute righteousness is in Daniel 9:7.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
O LORD,
יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

we
לָ֚נוּ (lā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew

are covered
הַפָּנִ֔ים (hap·pā·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6440: The face

with shame—
בֹּ֣שֶׁת (bō·šeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 1322: Shame, shameful thing

our kings,
לִמְלָכֵ֥ינוּ (lim·lā·ḵê·nū)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 4428: A king

our leaders,
לְשָׂרֵ֖ינוּ (lə·śā·rê·nū)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

and our fathers—
וְלַאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ (wə·la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 1: Father

because
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

we have sinned
חָטָ֖אנוּ (ḥā·ṭā·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn

against You.
לָֽךְ׃ (lāḵ)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew


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