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22 He said to me, ‘Daniel, I have come to teach you, so that you can understand these things. 23 As soon as you started to pray, God sent his message. I have come to tell you the message, because you are very important to God. Listen carefully, so that you understand the meaning of your vision.

24 God has decided the time of punishment for your people and your holy city. It will continue for 70 weeks.[a] That will finish the punishment for their sins. The people will no longer turn against God. They will have paid the price for their sins. God will cause them to live for ever in a way that is right. God will show that the visions and messages of the prophets are true. The Most Holy Place will belong to God again.

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Footnotes

  1. 9:24 Hebrew says ‘7 times 70’. This could mean 70 weeks (7 days times 70). Or it could mean 490 years (7 years times 70).