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Daniel 9

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 9 of 12

1 In the first year of Darius, the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans,

2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood by the scrolls the number of the years, which had been a Word of Jehovah to Jeremiah the prophet, that He would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

3 And I set my face toward the Lord God, to seek by prayer and holy desires, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.

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Chapter Summary

Daniel prays for the restoration of Jerusalem. Gabriel informs him of the seventy weeks.

Key Hebrew Words

תְּפִלָּה prayer H8605 · TWOT 1776a
שָׁבוּעַ week (period of seven) H7620 · TWOT 2318d
מָשִׁיחַ Messiah, anointed one H4899 · TWOT 1255c
בְּרִית covenant H1285 · TWOT 282a
חֶ֫סֶד lovingkindness H2617 · TWOT 698a
פֶּ֫שַׁע transgression H6588 · TWOT 1846a

Cross-References

People & Context

Daniel

The prophet who, reading Jeremiah, prays a confession for Israel and receives the seventy-weeks prophecy.

Gabriel

The man-messenger who comes in swift flight to give Daniel understanding of the seventy weeks.

Jeremiah

The prophet whose scrolls revealed the seventy years of Jerusalem's desolations.

Moses

The servant of God in whose Law the curse and oath against Israel were written.

Darius

Son of Ahasuerus, made king over the Chaldeans, in whose first year Daniel prayed.

Timeline

Prayer and the Seventy Weeks

After understanding from Jeremiah the prophet's scrolls that Jerusalem's desolations would last seventy years, Daniel earnestly prayed and confessed the sins of his people. The man Gabriel appeared to give him understanding, decreeing seventy weeks concerning the people, the holy city, and Messiah the Ruler.

Daniel 9:1-27

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