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Daniel 9:16

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O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people [are become] a reproach to all [that are] about us.

O Lord {H136}, according to all thy righteousness {H6666}, I beseech thee, let thine anger {H639} and thy fury {H2534} be turned away {H7725} from thy city {H5892} Jerusalem {H3389}, thy holy {H6944} mountain {H2022}: because for our sins {H2399}, and for the iniquities {H5771} of our fathers {H1}, Jerusalem {H3389} and thy people {H5971} are become a reproach {H2781} to all that are about {H5439} us.

Adonai, in keeping with all your justice, please allow your anger and fury to be turned away from your city Yerushalayim, your holy mountain; because it is due to our sins and the wrongdoings of our ancestors that Yerushalayim and your people have become objects of scorn among everyone around us.

O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, I pray that Your anger and wrath may turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all around us.

O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, let thine anger and thy wrath, I pray thee, be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are round about us.

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Cross-References

  • Zechariah 8:3 (5 votes)

    Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.

  • Psalms 87:1 (4 votes)

    ¶ A Psalm [or] Song for the sons of Korah. His foundation [is] in the holy mountains.

  • Psalms 87:3 (4 votes)

    Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.

  • Psalms 31:1 (4 votes)

    ¶ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.

  • Daniel 9:20 (4 votes)

    ¶ And whiles I [was] speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;

  • Joel 3:17 (4 votes)

    So shall ye know that I [am] the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.

  • Lamentations 2:15 (3 votes)

    All that pass by clap [their] hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, [saying, Is] this the city that [men] call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?