Daniel 9:6

9:6 We have not paid attention to your servants the prophets, who spoke by your authority ¹  to our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors, ²  and to all the inhabitants ³  of the land as well.

Daniel 9:8

9:8 O LORD, we have been humiliated ⁴  – our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors – because we have sinned against you.

Daniel 9:12

9:12 He has carried out his threats ⁵  against us and our rulers ⁶  who were over ⁷  us by bringing great calamity on us – what has happened to Jerusalem has never been equaled under all heaven!

[9:6]  ¹ tn Heb “in your name.” Another option is to translate, “as your representatives.”

[9:6]  ² tn Heb “our fathers” (also in vv. 8, 16). The Hebrew term translated “father” can refer to more distant relationships such as grandfathers or ancestors.

[9:6]  ³ tn Heb “people.”

[9:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “to us (belongs) shame of face.”

[9:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “he has fulfilled his word(s) which he spoke.”

[9:12]  ⁸ tn Heb “our judges.”

[9:12]  ⁹ tn Heb “who judged.”