Daniel 9:2 BSB — MannaFest

Daniel 9:2

in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.

BSB

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ASV

in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by the books the number of the years whereof the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah the prophet, for the accomplishing of the desolations of Jerusalem, even seventy years.

KJV

In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER NINE (420)

Verse 2. "I, Daniel, understood by the books the number of the years concerning which the word of the Lord had come to the prophet Jeremiah, that seventy years would be accomplished for the desolation of Jerusalem." Jeremiah had predicted seventy years for the desolation of the Temple (Jeremiah 29:1-10), at the end of which the people would again return to Judaea and build the Temple and the city of Jerusalem. But this fact did not render Daniel careless, but rather encouraged him to pray that God might through his supplications fulfil that which He had graciously promised.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

I Daniel understood by books - The prophecy referred to here is found Jer 25:12; Jer 29:10. The people must have been satisfied of the Divine inspiration of Jeremiah, or his prophecies would not have been so speedily collected nor so carefully preserved. It appears that there was a copy of them then in Daniel’s hands.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בִּשְׁנַ֤ת	bish.Nat	in year	H8141 →
אַחַת֙	'a.Chat	one	H259 →
לְמָלְכ֔וֹ	le.ma.le.Kho	of reigning his	H4427 →
אֲנִי֙	'a.Ni	I	H589 →
דָּֽנִיֵּ֔אל	da.ni.Yel	Daniel	H1840 →
בִּינֹ֖תִי	bi.No.ti	I observed	H995 →
בַּסְּפָרִ֑ים	ba.se.fa.Rim	in the scrolls	H5612 →
מִסְפַּ֣ר	mis.Par	[the] number of	H4557 →
הַשָּׁנִ֗ים	ha.sha.Nim	the years	H8141 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
הָיָ֤ה	ha.Yah	it came	H1961 →
דְבַר־	de.var-	[the] word of	H1697 →
יְהוָה֙	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
יִרְמִיָ֣ה	yir.mi.Yah	Jeremiah	H3414 →
הַנָּבִ֔יא	ha.na.Vi'	the prophet	H5030 →
לְמַלֹּ֛אות	le.ma.Lot	to complete	H4390 →
לְחָרְב֥וֹת	le.cha.re.Vot	to [the] ruins of	H2723 →
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	ye.ru.sha.Lim	Jerusalem	H3389 →
שִׁבְעִ֥ים	shiv.'Im	seventy	H7657 →
שָׁנָֽה׃	sha.Nah	year[s]	H8141 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Revelation 1:3
Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.
leads to
- Luke 11:28
  But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
- Revelation 22:10
  Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near.
- Romans 13:11
  And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
- 1 Peter 4:7
  The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
- Proverbs 8:34
  Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.
Through
2 Chronicles 36:21
So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation, until seventy years were completed, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD through Jeremiah.
leads to
- Zechariah 1:12
  Then the angel of the LORD said, “How long, O LORD of Hosts, will You withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been angry these seventy years?”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 29:10
  For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.
- Leviticus 26:34–35
  Then the land shall enjoy its Sabbaths all the days it lies desolate, while you are in the land of your enemies. At that time the land will rest and enjoy its Sabbaths.