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in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, noted in the Scripture the total years that were assigned[a] by the message from the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet for the completion of the desolations of Jerusalem: 70 years.

“So I turned my attention to the Lord God, seeking him in prayer and supplication, accompanied with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. I prayed to the Lord my God, confessing and saying:

‘Lord! Great and awesome God, who keeps his[b] covenant and gracious love for those who love him and obey his commandments,

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  1. Daniel 9:2 The Heb. lacks assigned
  2. Daniel 9:4 The Heb. lacks his

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. So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting,(B) and in sackcloth and ashes.(C)

I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:(D)

“Lord, the great and awesome God,(E) who keeps his covenant of love(F) with those who love him and keep his commandments,

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