Daniel 9:7 meaning and explanation

To 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.

Daniel 9:7, Berean Standard Bible

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Daniel prays in the first year of Darius the Mede, near the end of the exile, having read Jeremiah's promise that Jerusalem's desolation would last seventy years. In verse 7 he sets God's righteousness against the people's shame.

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