In Daniel 9:20, Daniel continues confessing sin and pleading for Jerusalem — the immediate context of this verse.

Nehemiah 9:8 recounts God's faithfulness to the covenant as a righteous act—Daniel's plea is grounded in that same righteous track record.

In Lamentations 2:16, enemies hiss and gloat over Jerusalem's fall — the same scorn that makes her a byword in Daniel's prayer.

In Lamentations 2:15, Jerusalem is mocked as the once-perfect city now a byword — directly echoing the reproach Daniel prays to remove.

In Lamentations 1:8, Jerusalem's sin leads to her being despised — the same reproach Daniel refers to as a byword.

In Jeremiah 29:18, God threatens the exiles with becoming a reproach among nations — the fate Daniel confesses here.

In Jeremiah 24:9, God declares He will make the exiles a reproach and byword — exactly what Daniel acknowledges has happened.

In Isaiah 64:9-11, the prophet pleads for God to relent from anger over Jerusalem's desolation — the same plea Daniel makes here.

Psalm 143:1 implores God to hear in righteousness—parallel to Daniel's plea for God to act in keeping with his righteous character.

Psalm 106:6-48 records a communal confession of sins and plea for deliverance — mirroring Daniel's prayer.

In 1 Kings 9:7-9, God warns that Israel will become a byword if they turn away — the very fate Daniel acknowledges here.

In Psalm 79:4, the psalmist laments being a taunt to neighbors — the same reproach from surrounding nations that Daniel confesses.

Psalm 71:2 asks for rescue in God's righteousness—matching Daniel's appeal to righteous acts for deliverance.

Psalm 31:1 cries for deliverance in God's righteousness—Daniel uses the same logic, begging God to act righteously by removing wrath.

Isaiah 5:25 declares God's anger is NOT turned away—directly opposite to Daniel's plea for anger to turn away, highlighting the needed reversal.

Zechariah 7:14 describes the scattering and desolation that resulted from disobedience — the same judgment that made Jerusalem a byword.

Zephaniah 3:11 promises no more shame for rebellion — directly opposite to Daniel's lament that Jerusalem is a byword.

In Psalm 79:8, the psalmist pleads for mercy and not remembering former iniquities — a direct parallel to Daniel's appeal for wrath to turn away.

Micah 6:16 says Israel's sins will make them a desolation and a hissing — the same scorn Daniel prays about.

Ezekiel 39:26 promises that Israel will forget their shame — contrasting with the current reproach Daniel laments.

Zechariah 8:3 declares God has returned to Zion and Jerusalem will be faithful — the outcome Daniel's prayer seeks.

Jeremiah 51:50 exhorts exiles to remember Jerusalem—Daniel's prayer is a response to that call, interceding for the city.

Joel 3:17 promises God will dwell in Zion and Jerusalem will be holy — the restoration Daniel prays for.

Lamentations 3:50 pleads for God to look down—Daniel's prayer similarly asks God to turn His anger, seeking divine attention on Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 50:7 records enemies blaming Israel's sin—confirming Daniel's confession that sin caused the reproach.

In Psalm 80:14, the psalmist asks God to look down on Israel — similar to Daniel's request for God to regard Jerusalem and end His anger.

Psalm 87:1-3 praises Zion as God's beloved city — contrasting the humiliation described in this prayer.

Psalm 102:14 shows pity for Jerusalem's ruins—echoing Daniel's concern for the city's restoration, though Daniel focuses on removing reproach.