Dan 9:16 | JFB | e4.org | 16. thy righteousness —not stern justice in punishing, but Thy faithfulness to Thy promises of mercy to them who trust in Thee ( ). thy city —chosen as Thine in the election of grace, which changes not. for . . . iniquities of . . . fathers — ( ). He does not impugn God's justice in this, as did the murmurers ( ; compare ). thy people . . . a reproach —which brings reproach on Thy name. "All the nations that are about us" will say that Thou, Jehovah, wast not able to save Thy peculiar people. So , "for the Lord's sake"; , "for Thine own sake" ( ).

‏ Daniel 9:16

16. thy righteousness—not stern justice in punishing, but Thy faithfulness to Thy promises of mercy to them who trust in Thee (Ps 31:1; 143:1).

thy city—chosen as Thine in the election of grace, which changes not.

for . . . iniquities of . . . fathers— (Ex 20:5). He does not impugn God's justice in this, as did the murmurers (Eze 18:2, 3; compare Jer 31:29).

thy people . . . a reproach—which brings reproach on Thy name. "All the nations that are about us" will say that Thou, Jehovah, wast not able to save Thy peculiar people. So Da 9:17, "for the Lord's sake"; Da 9:19, "for Thine own sake" (Isa 48:9, 11).