Daniel 9:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.”
Daniel 9:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Daniel 9:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Daniel 9:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“My God, turn your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see our desolations, and the city which is called by your name; for we do not present our petitions before you for our righteousness, but for your great mercies’ sake.”
Daniel 9:18 — World English Bible
Daniel 9:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies’ sake.”
Daniel 9:18 — American Standard Version
Daniel 9:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Incline, O my God, Thine ear, and hear, open Thine eyes and see our desolations, and the city on which Thy name is called; for not for our righteous acts are we causing our supplications to fall before Thee, but for Thy mercies that <FI>are<Fi> many.”
Daniel 9:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Daniel 9:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Incline thine ear, O my God, and hear; open thine eyes and behold our desolations, and the city that is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee because of our righteousnesses, but because of thy manifold mercies.”
Daniel 9:18 — Darby Translation
Daniel 9:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“O my God, encline thine eare and heare: open thine eyes, and beholde our desolations, and the citie whereupon thy Name is called: for we doe not present our supplications before thee for our owne righteousnes, but for thy great tender mercies.”
Daniel 9:18 — Geneva Bible
Daniel 9:18 in Context — Daniel 9
16 Seigneur, selon ta grande miséricorde, que ta colère et ta fureur se détournent de ta ville de Jérusalem, de ta montagne sainte; car, à cause de nos péchés et des iniquités de nos pères, Jérusalem et ton peuple sont en opprobre à tous ceux qui nous entourent.
17 Maintenant donc, ô notre Dieu, écoute la prière et les supplications de ton serviteur, et, pour l’amour du Seigneur, fais briller ta face sur ton sanctuaire dévasté!
18 Mon Dieu, prête l’oreille et écoute! Ouvre les yeux et regarde nos ruines, regarde la ville sur laquelle ton nom est invoqué! Car ce n’est pas à cause de notre justice que nous te présentons nos supplications, c’est à cause de tes grandes compassions.
19 Seigneur, écoute! Seigneur, pardonne! Seigneur, sois attentif! Agis et ne tarde pas, par amour pour toi, ô mon Dieu! Car ton nom est invoqué sur ta ville et sur ton peuple.
20 Je parlais encore, je priais, je confessais mon péché et le péché de mon peuple d’Israël, et je présentais mes supplications à l’Éternel, mon Dieu, en faveur de la sainte montagne de mon Dieu;
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