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Daniel 9:2-4
1599 Geneva Bible
Daniel 9:2-4
1599 Geneva Bible
2 Even in the first year of his reign, I Daniel understood by [a]books the number of the years, whereof the Lord had spoken unto Jeremiah the Prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolation of Jerusalem.
3 And I turned my face unto the Lord God, and [b]sought by prayer and supplications with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.
4 And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confession, saying, Oh Lord God which art [c]great and fearful, and keepest covenant and mercy toward them which love [d]thee, and toward them that keep thy commandments,
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- Daniel 9:2 For though he was an excellent Prophet, yet he daily increased in knowledge by reading of the Scriptures.
- Daniel 9:3 He speaketh not of that ordinary prayer, which he used in his house thrice a day, but of a rare and vehement prayer, least their sins should cause God to delay the time of their deliverance prophesied by Jeremiah.
- Daniel 9:4 That is, hast all power in thyself to execute thy terrible judgments against obstinate sinners, as thou art rich in mercy to comfort them which obey thy word and love thee.
- Daniel 9:4 Hebrew, him.
Daniel 9:2-4
New International Version
Daniel 9:2-4
New International Version
2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the Lord given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy(A) years. 3 So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting,(B) and in sackcloth and ashes.(C)
4 I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:(D)
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