Daniel 9:2
The Scripture
(2) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter Daniel receives a vision of a great and terrible day of the Lord, and he is instructed to interpret the 70 weeks as a period of 490 years, showing the patience of God. The chapter emphasizes God's sovereignty, the timing of judgment, and the hope that God will ultimately vindicate His people.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Daniel 8:15Daniel 8:16Psalms 119:24Psalms 119:99Psalms 119:100Matthew 24:15Mark 13:14Acts 8:34I Timothy 4:13II Timothy 3:15II Timothy 3:16II Timothy 3:17
Related verses (shared words)
Jeremiah 28:12Revelation 13:18Jeremiah 28:5Jeremiah 28:9Jeremiah 28:15Jeremiah 38:14