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Dan. 9:25 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to σrestore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall βbe built again, and the γwall, evena in δtroublous times.

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or, build again.

β

return and be builded.

γ

or, breach, or, ditch.

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Neh. 4:8• ⁸And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it. (Neh. 4:8)

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Neh. 6:15• ¹⁵So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days. (Neh. 6:15)

δ

strait of.

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Jerusalem,

Messiah; Messias,

Prince; Princess,

Seven,

Walls,

Week

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and understand.

Dan. 9:23• ²³At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to show thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision. (Dan. 9:23)

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Matt. 13:23• ²³But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. (Matt. 13:23)

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Matt. 24:15• ¹⁵When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) (Matt. 24:15)

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Mark 13:14• ¹⁴But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judea flee to the mountains: (Mark 13:14)

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Acts 8:30• ³⁰And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? (Acts 8:30)

from.

Ezra 4:24• ²⁴Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. (Ezra 4:24)

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Ezra 6:1‑15• ¹Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
²And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:
³In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
⁴With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house:
⁵And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his place, and place them in the house of God.
⁶Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:
⁷Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.
⁸Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered.
⁹And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:
¹⁰That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savors unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
¹¹Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.
¹²And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.
¹³Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.
¹⁴And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
¹⁵And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king. (Ezra 6:1‑15)

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Ezra 7:1,8,11‑26• ¹Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
⁸And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
¹¹Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the Lord, and of his statutes to Israel.
¹²Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.
¹³I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.
¹⁴Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand;
¹⁵And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,
¹⁶And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem:
¹⁷That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.
¹⁸And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God.
¹⁹The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.
²⁰And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure house.
²¹And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,
²²Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
²³Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?
²⁴Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.
²⁵And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not.
²⁶And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. (Ezra 7:1,8,11‑26)

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Neh. 2:1‑8• ¹And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.
²Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,
³And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
⁴Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
⁵And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favor in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.
⁶And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
⁷Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;
⁸And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me. (Neh. 2:1‑8)

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Neh. 3:1• ¹Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel. (Neh. 3:1)

restore and to build Jerusalem.

or, build again Jerusalem:as.

2 Sam. 15:25• ²⁵And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favor in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me again, and show me both it, and his habitation: (2 Sam. 15:25)

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Psa. 71:10• ¹⁰For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, (Psa. 71:10)

the Messiah.

John 1:41• ⁴¹He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. (John 1:41)

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John 4:25• ²⁵The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. (John 4:25)

the Prince.

Dan. 8:11,25• ¹¹Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
²⁵And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. (Dan. 8:11,25)

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Isa. 9:6• ⁶For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. (Isa. 9:6)

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Isa. 55:4• ⁴Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people. (Isa. 55:4)

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Mic. 5:2• ²But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. (Mic. 5:2)

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Acts 3:15• ¹⁵And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. (Acts 3:15)

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Acts 5:31• ³¹Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. (Acts 5:31)

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Rev. 1:5• ⁵And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, (Rev. 1:5)

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Rev. 19:16• ¹⁶And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. (Rev. 19:16)

seven weeks.The seventy weeks are here divided into three periods.

1. Seven weeks, or 49 years, for the restoration of Jerusalem. 2.

Sixty-two weeks, or 434 years, from that time to the announcement of the Messiah by John the Baptist.

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One week, or seven years, for the ministry of John and of CHRIST himself to the crucifixion.be built again.

Heb. return and be builded.

wall.

or,breach, or, ditch.

even.

Neh. 4:8,16‑18• ⁸And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
¹⁶And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
¹⁷They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
¹⁸For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me. (Neh. 4:8,16‑18)

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Eph. 5:16• ¹⁶Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. (Eph. 5:16)

troublous times.

Heb. strait of times.

Neh. 6:15• ¹⁵So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days. (Neh. 6:15)

• “From the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem” (Dan. 9:25). In the book of Ezra we have a decree by Cyrus, and another by Artaxerxes in the seventh year of his reign; but both of these are concerning the house of God in Jerusalem, and hence neither satisfies the terms mentioned by Gabriel. Passing on however to Nehemiah, we find that, “in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes,” he issued letters, in response to Nehemiah’s request, commissioning him to go unto Judah, unto the city of his fathers’ sepulchers, that he might build it (Dan. 2). Here then is the date referred to by Gabriel. (“Daniel 9” by E. Dennett)

• The twentieth year of Artaxerxes is believed to coincide, as nearly as possible, with 454 or 455 B.C. (“Daniel 9” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Know therefore and understand: From the going forth of the word to restore and to buildg Jerusalem unto Messiahh, the Princei, are seven weeks, and sixty-two weeks. The street and the moat shall be built again, even in troublous times.

JND Translation Notes

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g

Or "build up," or "re-build."

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i.e. one anointed.

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See 2 Sam. 7.8; Isa. 55.4