The Meaning of Daniel 9:17 Explained

Daniel 9:17

KJV: Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.

YLT: and now, hearken, O our God, unto the prayer of Thy servant, and unto his supplication, and cause Thy face to shine on Thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.

Darby: And now, our God, hearken to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.

ASV: Now therefore, O our God, hearken unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.

Discover Daniel 9:17

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Daniel 9:17?

MEANING: What does Daniel 9:17 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Daniel 9:17 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Daniel 9:17?

What is the context of Daniel 9:17?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.

What does Daniel 9:17 Mean?

Context Summary

Daniel 9:16-27 - Renewed Favor In God's Own Time

Daniel 9:17-19 have in them a tone of anguish which reminds us of our Lord's words as to the violence which takes the kingdom of heaven by force. God loves to see us in dead earnest. It is not long but strong prayers that prevail with Him. He sometimes seems to deny us, that He may draw us out in supplication. Notice the response to such prayer. Before it was spoken, it was granted, Daniel 9:23. Before Daniel called, he was answered, and while he was yet speaking, he was heard. Pray on! God is more eager to hear and to bless us than we are to pray. Even now the divine answer is hastening towards thee, swifter than the speed of the morning beams across the vault of space. While we are speaking in prayer, nay, before the beginning of our supplication, the angel is sent out, and he is made to fly very swiftly. Six purposes were to be effected within 490 years from a specified date. Some refer these to final Jewish restoration, but for this the last week of the seventy has to be separated from the rest and postponed till "the end of the age." It is more natural to understand the passage as describing here Christ's finished work, and thus we avoid impairing the definiteness of the prophecy by indefinitely prolonging it. "The prince that shall come" seems to refer to the Roman emperor, Vespasian, whose people destroyed Jerusalem. But many think that Daniel 9:27 refers to a future compact between Antichrist and the Jews, previous to their conversion. [source]

Chapter Summary: Daniel 9

¹ Daniel, considering the time of the captivity,
³ makes confession of sins,
¹⁶ and prays for the restoration of Jerusalem
²⁰ Gabriel informs him of the seventy weeks

What do the individual words in Daniel 9:17 mean?

Therefore now hear our God to the prayer of Your servant and his supplications and cause to shine Your face on Your sanctuary which is desolate for the sake of Lord

וְעַתָּ֣ה ׀ שְׁמַ֣ע אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ אֶל־ תְּפִלַּ֤ת עַבְדְּךָ֙ וְאֶל־ תַּ֣חֲנוּנָ֔יו וְהָאֵ֣ר פָּנֶ֔יךָ עַל־ מִקְדָּשְׁךָ֖ הַשָּׁמֵ֑ם לְמַ֖עַן אֲדֹנָֽי

וְעַתָּ֣ה ׀	Therefore now
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb Root: עַתָּה Sense: now.
שְׁמַ֣ע	hear
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: שָׁמַע Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ	our God
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common plural Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).
תְּפִלַּ֤ת	the prayer
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: תְּפִלָּה Sense: prayer.
עַבְדְּךָ֙	of Your servant
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant.
תַּ֣חֲנוּנָ֔יו	his supplications
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: תַּחֲנוּן Sense: supplication, supplication for favour.
וְהָאֵ֣ר	and cause to shine
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular Root: אֹור Sense: to be or become light, shine.
פָּנֶ֔יךָ	Your face
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
מִקְדָּשְׁךָ֖	Your sanctuary
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: מִקְדָּשׁ Sense: sacred place, sanctuary, holy place.
הַשָּׁמֵ֑ם	which is desolate
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular Root: שָׁמֵם Sense: devastated, deserted, desolate.
לְמַ֖עַן	for the sake
Parse: Preposition Root: לְמַעַן Sense: purpose, intent prep.
אֲדֹנָֽי	of Lord
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲדֹנָי Sense: my lord, lord.

What are the major concepts related to Daniel 9:17?

Loading Information...

Similar Scriptures for Daniel 9:17

		Lamentations 5:18 [4]
		Psalms 80:19 [4]
		Psalms 80:7 [3]
		Psalms 80:3 [3]
		Psalms 119:135 [2]
		Psalms 4:6 [2]
		Psalms 80:1 [2]
		Numbers 6:23-26 [2]
		John 16:24 [2]
		2 Corinthians 1:20 [2]
		Daniel 9:19 [2]
read more (2)
		Revelation 21:23 [2]
		Psalms 67:1 [2]
read less