Daniel 9:13 Meaning and Explanation
“As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.”
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Read Full Chapter →Though disaster came as the law foretold, the people still did not pray, repent, or seek to understand God's truth.
What Does Daniel 9:13 Mean?
Daniel notes a deeper tragedy: even when the foretold disaster fell, the people did not turn back to God in prayer or seek to understand his truth. Suffering alone did not soften them; they remained unrepentant.
Hardship does not automatically produce repentance; it can simply harden a heart that refuses to turn. The right response to discipline is to seek God's face and his truth, and Daniel's own prayer is the very thing his people had neglected. By praying now, he begins to mend what generations of silence had broken.
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What does Daniel 9:13 mean?
Though disaster came as the law foretold, the people still did not pray, repent, or seek to understand God's truth.