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 Ó Senhor, segundo todas tuas justiças, desvie agora tua ira e teu furor de sobre a tua cidade Jerusalém, teu santo monte; pois por causa de nossos pecados, e pela maldades de nossos pais, Jerusalém e teu povo foram humilhados por todos os que estão ao nosso redor.

17 Agora pois, ó Deus nosso, ouve a oração de teu servo, e suas súplicas, e faze que teu rosto resplandeça sobre teu santuário assolado, por causa do Senhor.

18 Inclina, ó Deus meu, teus ouvidos, e ouve; abre teus olhos, e olha para nossas assolações, e para a cidade que é chamada pelo teu nome; pois não apresentamos nossas súplicas diante de ti [confiando] em nossas justiças, mas sim em tuas muitas misericórdias.

19 Ouve, Senhor; ó Senhor, perdoa; presta atenção, Senhor, e faze sem demorar, por causa de ti mesmo, Deus meu; pois a tua cidade e teu povo são chamados pelo teu nome.

20 Enquanto eu ainda estava falando e orando, e confessando meu pecado e o pecado de meu povo Israel, e apresentando minha súplica diante do SENHOR meu Deus, pelo monte santo de meu Deus;

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