Daniel 9:9

Easy To Read Version

“But Lord, you are kind. You forgive people for the bad things they do. And we really turned against you.

Cross References

2 Samuel 24:14

David said to Gad, “I am really in trouble! But the Lord is very merciful. So let the Lord punish us. Don’t let my punishment come from people.”

1 Kings 8:30

Lord, I and your people Israel will turn to this place and pray to you. Please hear those prayers! We know that you live in heaven. We ask you to hear our prayer there and forgive us.

Nehemiah 9:31

But you are so kind!\par You didn’t destroy them completely.\par You didn’t leave them.\par You are such a kind and merciful God!\par

Psalm 130:4

Lord, forgive your people.\par Then there will be people to worship you.\par

Psalm 130:7

Israel, trust the Lord.\par True love is found only with the Lord.\par The Lord saves us again and again.\par And the Lord will forgive Israel for all their sins.\par \par \par

Psalm 62:12

My Master, your love is real.\par You reward or punish a person\par for the things he does.\par

Psalm 86:15

Master, you are a kind and merciful God.\par You are patient, loyal, and full of love.\par

Psalm 86:5

Master, you are good and merciful.\par Your people call to you for help.\par You really love those people.\par

Isaiah 55:7

Evil people should stop living evil lives.\par They should stop thinking bad thoughts.\par They should come to the Lord again.\par Then the Lord will comfort them.\par Those people should come to the Lord\par because our God forgives.\par

Isaiah 63:7

I will remember that the Lord is kind.\par And I will remember to praise the Lord.\par The Lord gave many good things to the family of Israel.\par The Lord has been very kind to us.\par The Lord showed mercy to us.\par

Jeremiah 14:7

“We know that those things are our fault.\par We are now suffering because of our sins.\par Lord, do something to help us for the good of your name.\par We admit that we left you many times.\par We have sinned against you.\par

Ezekiel 20:13

“‘But the family of Israel turned against me in the desert. They did not follow my laws. They refused to obey my rules. \{And they are good rules\}—if a person obeys those rules, then he will live. They treated my special days of rest as if they were not important. They worked on those days many, many times. I decided to destroy them in the desert—to let them feel the full force of my anger.

Daniel 9:5

“But Lord, we have sinned! We have done wrong. We have done bad things. We turned against you. We turned away from your commands and fair decisions.

Daniel 9:6

We did not listen to the prophets. They were your servants. The prophets spoke for you. They spoke to our kings, our leaders, and our fathers. They spoke to all of the people from Israel. \{But we did not listen to those prophets!\}

Daniel 9:7

“Lord, you are good, and goodness belongs to you! But shame belongs to us today. Shame belongs to the people from Judah and Jerusalem. Shame belongs to all the people of Israel—to the people that are near, and to the people that are far away. Lord, you scattered those people among many nations. And the people of Israel in all those nations should be ashamed. They should be ashamed of all the bad things they did against you, Lord.

Daniel 9:8

“Lord, we should all be ashamed. All of our kings and leaders should be ashamed. Our ancestors {\cf2\super [100]} should be ashamed. Why? Because we sinned against you, Lord.

Jonah 4:2

Jonah complained to the Lord and said, “I knew this would happen! I was in my own country, and you told me to come here. At that time, I knew that you would forgive the people of this evil city. So I decided to run away to Tarshish. I knew that you are a kind God! I knew that you show mercy and don’t want to punish people! I knew that you are full of kindness! I knew that if these people stopped sinning, you would change your plans to destroy them.