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22 (A)He made me understand, speaking with me and saying, “O Daniel, I have now come out to give you (B)insight and understanding. 23 (C)At the beginning of your pleas for mercy a word went out, (D)and I have come to tell it to you, for (E)you are greatly loved. Therefore consider the word (F)and understand the vision.

The Seventy Weeks

24 (G)“Seventy weeks[a] are decreed about your people and (H)your holy city, to finish (I)the transgression, to put an end to sin, (J)and to atone for iniquity, (K)to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and (L)to anoint a most holy place.[b]

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  1. Daniel 9:24 Or sevens; also twice in verse 25 and once in verse 26
  2. Daniel 9:24 Or thing, or one

22 He instructed me and said to me, “Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and understanding.(A) 23 As soon as you began to pray,(B) a word went out, which I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed.(C) Therefore, consider the word and understand the vision:(D)

24 “Seventy ‘sevens’[a] are decreed for your people and your holy city(E) to finish[b] transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone(F) for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness,(G) to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the Most Holy Place.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 9:24 Or ‘weeks’; also in verses 25 and 26
  2. Daniel 9:24 Or restrain
  3. Daniel 9:24 Or the most holy One