Daniel 9:12

“And he has carried out his word that he spoke against us and against our judges who judged us, by bringing on us a great evil; for there has not been done under all the heavens anything like what has been done in Jerusalem.”

Daniel 9:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Daniel 9:12, word by word

And he has carried outיָּקֶםyakem

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

Where else “yakem” appears
his wordדְּבָרdevar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “devar” appears
he spokeדִּבֶּרdiber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “diber” appears
and against our judgesשֹׁפְטֵיshofte

govern

To rule the people, like Gideon or Samuel.

Where else “shofte” appears
by bringingהָבִיאhavi

bring

To bring something or someone.

Where else “havi” appears
a greatגְדֹלָהgedola

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

Where else “gedola” appears
evilרָעָהraa

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “raa” appears
been doneנֶעֶשְׂתָהneesta

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “neesta” appears
the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

Where else “shamayim” appears
in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

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Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

11And all Israel has transgressed your law and turned aside, so as not to listen to your voice; and there has been poured out on us the curse and the oath that is written in the law of Moses, the servant of Elohim, because we have sinned against him.

12 · This verse (above)

13As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil has come on us; yet we have not sought the favor of YHWH our Elohim, turning from our iniquities and gaining insight in your truth.

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