Daniel 9:2 - Amplified Bible - Classic EditionIn the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the books the number of years which, according to the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass by before the desolations [which had been] pronounced on Jerusalem should end; and it was seventy years. [Jer. 25:11, 12; 29:10.] See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769in 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. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by the books the number of the years whereof the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah the prophet, for the accomplishing of the desolations of Jerusalem, even seventy years. See the chapterCommon English BibleI, Daniel, pondered the scrolls, specifically the number of years that it would take to complete Jerusalem’s desolation according to the LORD’s word to the prophet Jeremiah. It was seventy years. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Versionin year one of his reign, I, Daniel, understood in the books the number of the years, concerning the word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah, the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would be completed in seventy years. See the chapter |