Daniel 9:9 - Easy To Read Version9 “But Lord, you are kind. You forgive people for the bad things they do. And we really turned against you. Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 17699 To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him; Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition9 To the Lord our God belong mercy and loving-kindness and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against Him; Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)9 To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness; for we have rebelled against him; Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible9 Compassion and deep forgiveness belong to my Lord, our God, because we rebelled against him. Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version9 But to you, the Lord our God, is mercy and atonement, for we have withdrawn from you, Féach an chaibidilEnglish Standard Version 20169 To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him Féach an chaibidil |
“‘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.
“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.
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.