Daniel 9:8

O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.

Cross-reference

Daniel 9:7 Parallel

Daniel 9:7 first declares shame belongs to all Israel; v8 narrows this to kings, princes, and fathers, intensifying the confession for leadership.

Daniel 9:6 Parallel

Daniel 9:6 earlier lists the same leaders—kings, princes, fathers—who failed to listen to prophets, explaining why shame belongs to them in v8.

Jeremiah 14:20 confesses 'we have sinned against You' including iniquity of fathers, directly echoing Daniel's confession of shame for kings and fathers.

Lamentations 5:16 directly says 'we have sinned' and laments fallen crown, paralleling the confession and shame.

Exodus 32:31 has Moses confessing the people's sin, directly paralleling Daniel's confession of sin for the community.

Ezra 9:6 Allusion

Ezra 9:6 confesses shame and blushing to lift face, directly echoing the 'confusion of face' in Daniel.

Ezra 9:7 Citation

Ezra 9:7 includes the exact phrase 'confusion of face' and lists kings, priests, etc., closely mirroring Daniel's confession.

In Jeremiah 32:32, the same list of kings, officials, priests, and prophets is blamed for evil—structurally parallel to Daniel's confession.

In Ezekiel 16:63, shame leads to silence and atonement—directly paralleling Daniel's shame and hope for restoration.

In Jeremiah 7:19, the people bring shame on themselves by their actions, matching Daniel's acknowledgment of shame from sin.

Romans 6:21 Parallel

Romans 6:21 links shame from past sins to death — reinforcing Daniel's confession that sin brings open shame.

Lamentations 3:42 confesses transgression and adds that God has not pardoned, deepening the note of judgment.

Lamentations 1:18 similarly confesses rebellion and acknowledges God's righteousness, reinforcing the theme of communal guilt.

In Jeremiah 44:17, the people defiantly persist in idolatry, contrasting with Daniel's humble confession of shame for such sins.

2 Chronicles 36:14 Historical context

2 Chronicles 36:14 describes the transgression of priests and people, providing the historical background for the confession.

Nehemiah 9:32 lists kings, princes, priests in a prayer about trouble, similar to Daniel's list of leaders in confession.

2 Kings 22:13 acknowledges God's wrath because of fathers' disobedience, similarly recognizing collective sin and its consequences.