Daniel 9:25 — You need to realize that from the command to rebuild Jerusalem until the coming… — CEV | maBible
Read Daniel 9:25 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Daniel 9.25, Daniel 9v25, Dn. 9:25. You need to realize that from the command to rebuild Jerusalem until the coming of the Chosen Leader, it will be 7 weeks and another 62 weeks. Streets will be b…
Other reference formats: Daniel 9.25, Daniel 9v25, Dn. 9:25.
25 You need to realize that from the command to rebuild Jerusalem until the coming of the Chosen Leader, it will be 7 weeks and another 62 weeks. Streets will be built in Jerusalem, and a trench will be dug around the city for protection, but these will be difficult times.
Notes and references
the Chosen Leader: Or “a chosen leader.” In Hebrew the word “chosen” means “to pour oil (on someone's head).” In Old Testament times it was the custom to pour oil on a person's head when that person was chosen to be a priest or a king.
7 weeks and another 62 weeks: Or “7 times 7 years and another 62 times 7 years.”
it will be 7 … difficult times: Or “it will be 7 weeks. Then streets will be built in Jerusalem, and a trench will be dug around the city for protection. But Jerusalem will have difficult times for 62 weeks.”