“He has confirmed
His words,
That he spoke
Against us,
Against our rulers.
He brought upon us
A great calamity.
This was so great
That what has been done
Against Jerusalem
Has never before been done,
Under the whole heaven.
Just as it is written
In the law of Moses,
All this calamity
Has come upon us.
We did not entreat
The favor of Yahweh,
Our God.
We did not turn
From our iniquities.
We did not reflect
On his fidelity.
Thus,
Yahweh kept watch
Over this calamity,
Until he brought it
Upon us.
Indeed,
Yahweh,
Our God,
Is right
In all that he has done.
We have disobeyed
His voice.”
Daniel said that Yahweh only confirmed what he had said against them and their rulers. He brought this calamity to Jerusalem that was so great that there never had been anything like it before. This was all based on what was written in the law of Moses. They had not requested the favor of Yahweh, their God. Finally, God brought this calamity upon them, because Yahweh was right in everything that he has done. They had disobeyed his voice, so that they deserved this calamity in Jerusalem.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 