KJV ORIGINAL
O LORD, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
God, you're always fair and just, so I'm asking you — please turn your anger away from Jerusalem, your holy city on the mountain. Because of our mistakes and all the wrong things our parents did before us, Jerusalem and your people have become a joke to everyone around us.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes we inherit mess from the past, but we can still ask God to turn things around.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The prophet Daniel wrote this prayer to God during the Babylonian exile, around 539 BCE. It was prompted by his understanding of Jeremiah's prophecy regarding Jerusalem's seventy years of desolation, leading him to confess his people's sins and appeal for mercy and restoration.
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