DAN 9:24 Parallel Verse View

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9:24 Variant note: ו/ל/חתם: (x-qere) ’וּ/לְ/הָתֵ֤ם’: lemma_c/l/8552 morph_HC/R/Vhc id_27np9 וּ/לְ/הָתֵ֤ם

9:24 Variant note: חטאות: (x-qere) ’חַטָּאת֙’: lemma_2403 b n_1.1.0 morph_HNcfsa id_27Yj4 חַטָּאת֙

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ULT Seventy sevens are decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy place.

UST God has determined that there will be 490 years until he frees your people from the guilt of their sins and to atone for the evil things that they have done. Then God will rule everyone justly, and he will do that forever. And what you saw in the vision and what Jeremiah prophesied will come true, and the sacred temple will be dedicated to God again .

BSB § Seventy weeks [fn] are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.[fn]

9:24 Or Seventy sevens; also twice in verse 25 and once in verse 26

9:24 Or the Holy of Holies or the Most Holy One; literally the Most Holy

OEB ‘Seventy weeks have been decreed upon your people and upon your holy city, to make an end of the sacrilege, and to complete the sin, and to make atonement for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.

WEBBE “Seventy weeks are decreed on your people and on your holy city, to finish disobedience, to make an end of sins, to make reconciliation for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “Seventy weeks have been determined
⇔ concerning your people and your holy city
⇔ to put an end to rebellion,
⇔ to bring sin to completion,
⇔ to atone for iniquity,
⇔ to bring in perpetual righteousness,
⇔ to seal up the prophetic vision,
⇔ and to anoint a most holy place.

LSV Seventy periods of seven are determined for your people and for your holy city, to shut up the transgression, and to seal up sins, and to cover iniquity, and to bring in continuous righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophet, and to anoint the Holy of Holies.

FBV Seventy weeks has been allotted to your people and your holy city to deal with the rebellion, to put an end to sin, to forgive wrongdoing, to bring in everlasting goodness, to confirm the vision and the prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.

T4T God has determined/declared that there will be 490 years until he frees/saves your people from the guilt of their sins and to atone for the evil things that they have done. Then God will rule everyone justly, and he will do that forever. And what you saw in the vision and what Jeremiah prophesied will ◄come true/be fulfilled►, and the sacred temple will be dedicated to God again.

LEB “Seventy weeks is decreed for your people and for your holy city,[fn] to put an end to the transgression and to seal up sin[fn] and to make atonement for guilt and to bring in everlasting righteousness and to seal vision and prophet and to anoint the most holy place.[fn]

9:24 Literally “for the city of your holiness”

9:24 Or “to make an end to sin”

9:24 Literally “the holy place of holy places”

BBE Seventy weeks have been fixed for your people and your holy town, to let wrongdoing be complete and sin come to its full limit, and for the clearing away of evil-doing and the coming in of eternal righteousness: so that the vision and the word of the prophet may be stamped as true, and to put the holy oil on a most holy place.

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JPS Seventy weeks are decreed upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sin, and to forgive iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal vision and prophet, and to anoint the most holy place.

ASV Seventy weeks are decreed upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.

DRA Seventy weeks are shortened upon thy people, and upon thy holy city, that transgression may be finished, and sin may have an end, and iniquity may be abolished; and everlasting justice may be brought; and vision and prophecy may be fulfilled; and the saint of saints may be anointed.

YLT 'Seventy weeks are determined for thy people, and for thy holy city, to shut up the transgression, and to seal up sins, and to cover iniquity, and to bring in righteousness age-during, and to seal up vision and prophet, and to anoint the holy of holies.

Drby Seventy weeks are apportioned out upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to close the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make expiation for iniquity, and to bring in the righteousness of the ages, and to seal the vision and prophet, and to anoint the holy of holies.

RV Seventy weeks are decreed upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.

Wbstr Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

KJB-1769 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.[fn][fn][fn]
(Seventy weeks are determined upon thy/your people and upon thy/your holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. )

9.24 finish: or, restrain

9.24 make an…: or, seal up

9.24 prophecy: Heb. prophet

KJB-1611 [fn][fn][fn]Seuentie weekes are determined vpon thy people, and vpon thy holy citie, to finish the transgression, and to make an ende of sinnes, and to make reconciliation for iniquitie, and to bring in euerlasting righteousnes, and to seale vp the vision and prophecie, and to anoynt the most Holy.
(Seventie weekes are determined upon thy/your people, and upon thy/your holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seale up the vision and prophecie, and to anoint the most Holy.)

9:24 Or, to restraine.

9:24 Or, to seale vp.

9:24 Heb. prophet.

Bshps Seuetie weekes are determined ouer thy people, & ouer thy holy citie, to finish the wickednes, and to seale vp ye sinnes, and to reconcile the iniquitie, & to bring in euerlasting righteousnes, to seale vp the vision and prophecie, & to annoynt the most holy.
(Seuetie weekes are determined over thy/your people, and over thy/your holy city, to finish the wickednes, and to seale up ye/you_all sins, and to reconcile the iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seale up the vision and prophecie, and to anoint the most holy.)

Gnva Seuentie weekes are determined vpon thy people and vpon thine holy citie, to finish the wickednes, and to seale vp the sinnes, and to reconcile the inquitie, and to bring in euerlasting righteousnesse, and to seale vp the vision and prophecie, and to anoynt the most Holy.
(Seventie weekes are determined upon thy/your people and upon thine/your holy city, to finish the wickednes, and to seale up the sins, and to reconcile the inquitie, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seale up the vision and prophecie, and to anoint the most Holy. )

Cvdl Lxx. wekes are determed ouer thy people, & ouer thy holy cite: that the wickednesse maye be consumed, that the synne maye haue an ende, that the offence maye be reconciled, and to bringe in euerlastinge rightuousnesse, to fulfill ye visions and the prophetes, and to anoynte the most holy one.
(Lxx. wekes are determed over thy/your people, and over thy/your holy city: that the wickedness may be consumed, that the sin may have an end, that the offence may be reconciled, and to bring in everlasting rightuousnesse, to fulfil ye/you_all visions and the prophets, and to anoint the most holy one.)

Wycl Seuenti woukis of yeeris ben abreggid on thi puple, and on thin hooli citee, that trespassyng be endid, and synne take an ende, and that wickidnesse be doon awei, and euerlastynge riytfulnesse be brouyt, and that the visioun, and prophesie be fillid, and the hooli of seyntis be anoyntid.
(Seventi woukis of yearis been abreggid on thy/your people, and on thin holy city, that trespassyng be endid, and sin take an end, and that wickednesse be done away, and everlasting riytfulnesse be brouyt, and that the visioun, and prophesy be fillid, and the holy of seyntis be anointed.)

Luth Siebenzig Wochen sind bestimmt über dein Volk und über deine heilige Stadt, so wird dem Übertreten gewehret und die Sünde zugesiegelt und die Missetat versöhnet und die ewige Gerechtigkeit gebracht und die Gesichte und Weissagung zugesiegelt und der Allerheiligste gesalbet werden.
(Siebenzig Wochen are bestimmt above your people and above your holye city, so becomes to_him Übertreten gewehret and the Sünde zugesiegelt and the misdeed/iniquity versöhnet and the eternal Gerechtigkeit brought and the Gesichte and Weissagung zugesiegelt and the/of_the Allerheiligste gesalbet become.)

ClVg Septuaginta hebdomades abbreviatæ sunt super populum tuum et super urbem sanctam tuam, ut consummetur prævaricatio, et finem accipiat peccatum, et deleatur iniquitas, et adducatur justitia sempiterna, et impleatur visio et prophetia, et ungatur Sanctus sanctorum.
(Septuaginta hebdomades abbreviatæ are over the_people your and over city sanctam your, as consummetur prævaricatio, and finem accipiat peccatum, and deleatur iniquitas, and adducatur justitia sempiterna, and impleatur visio and prophetia, and ungatur Sanctus sanctorum. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

The Seventy Sets of Seven

The seventy sevens (or weeks) of Daniel 9:24-27 have always puzzled students of the Bible. Although difficult to assign to a precise period of history, the seventy sets of seven are significant: They demonstrate God’s sovereignty over history and emphasize his ability to bring his plans for his people to completion. The number seventy (seven times ten) represents completeness. For example, the seventy years of exile for God’s people (9:2) were enough to chastise them. The two main interpretations of the seventy sets of seven are presented here.

SCENARIO A: THE REIGN OF ANTIOCHUS IV (175–163 BC).) The seventy sets of seven refer to history from Cyrus II of Persia (539 BC; see 9:25; Ezra 1:2-4) to Antiochus IV (175–163 BC; see Dan 8:23-25; 11:21-39). In this scenario, the “Anointed One” was the high priest Onias III, and the “ruler” (9:26-27) was Antiochus IV, whose treaty with the people of Judea in 174 BC was supposed to allow them to practice their faith peacefully. In 170 BC, Antiochus attacked Jerusalem, killed many, and looted the Temple. Then in 167 BC he put an end to the sacrifices and offerings, forced the Jews to stop practicing their faith on pain of death, and desecrated the Temple with a “sacrilegious object”: He placed a statue of Zeus on the altar of burnt offering, where he sacrificed pigs and other unclean animals (cp. 11:21-35). Antiochus was struck with a painful disease, and he died in 163 BC—“The fate decreed for this defiler” was “finally poured out on him” (9:27; see also 8:25; 1 Maccabees 1:10-24; 6:7-16; 2 Maccabees 9:1-29). In Scenario A, when Jesus spoke of the “sacrilegious object that causes desecration,” he was referring to the Jews’ experience in the time of Antiochus as a paradigm of the things that would happen in the future (see Matt 24:15; cp. Luke 21:20; 2 Thes 2:3-4).

SCENARIO B: THE DEATH OF CHRIST (AD 30 or 33). The seventy weeks are a prophecy concerning Jesus Christ, the anointed Messiah. In this scenario, the “seventy sets of seven” began either with the decree of Cyrus (538 BC; Ezra 1:1-4) or with one of the decrees of Artaxerxes (458 or 445 BC; Ezra 7:8-26; Neh 2:1-10). The death of Christ then occurred either at the end of sixty-nine sets of seven (seven plus sixty-two, Dan 9:25-26) or at the midpoint of the seventieth (9:27). These two options have implications for how the seventy sets of seven are brought to completion. In the first option, the seventieth set of seven is seen as a future time not yet fulfilled. In the second option, the seventieth set of seven is seen as having been completed when the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple in AD 70. If the decree of Cyrus is seen as the starting point, the 490 years are symbolic. However, if the decree given to Nehemiah to rebuild the city (445 BC; Neh 2:1) is taken as the starting point (Dan 9:25), then there were very nearly 483 years (69 x 7 years) between that date and the death of Christ in AD 30 or 33.

Option 1: The Seventieth Set of Seven Remains to Be Fulfilled in the Future. Many interpreters have argued that Christ’s death occurred at the end of the sixty-ninth set of seven, and the seventieth set of seven is yet to be fulfilled. In that case, there is now a long gap from the sixty-ninth set of seven to the seventieth. The seventieth still lies in the future and corresponds to the reign of the Antichrist during the tribulation at the end of history (see 2 Thes 2:3-12; 1 Jn 2:18-22; 4:3; 2 Jn 1:7; Rev 13:1, 5; 16:13-14; 17:11; 19:20-21; 20:10).

Option 2: The Seventieth Set of Seven Was Completed When Rome Destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple. Other interpreters have held that the seventy weeks were fulfilled with the coming of Christ, his death and resurrection, and the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple in AD 70. In this case, Christ began his ministry at the end of the sixty-ninth set of seven, around AD 28. He ministered for approximately three and a half years, then was killed in the middle of the seventieth seven. The remaining half-seven ended when the “ruler”—one or more of the Roman rulers—destroyed Jerusalem and its Temple in AD 70. The war and its miseries now continue between God’s people and the kingdom of this world to the very end, when Christ will return, judge the wicked, and establish his Kingdom.

Passages for Further Study

Dan 7:8, 11, 20-21, 24-27; 8:9-14; 9:24-27; 11:29-31, 40-45; 12:7, 11; 2 Thes 2:3-12; 1 Jn 2:18-22; 4:3; 2 Jn 1:7; Rev 13:1, 5; 16:13-14; 17:11; 19:20-21; 20:10

UTN uW Translation Notes:

שָׁבֻעִ֨ים שִׁבְעִ֜ים נֶחְתַּ֥ךְ עַֽל־עַמְּ⁠ךָ֣ ׀ וְ⁠עַל־עִ֣יר קָדְשֶׁ֗⁠ךָ

weeks seventy decreed on/upon people,your and,for (a)_city holy,your

God decreed that he would do the things in this verse for the people and the holy city.

שָׁבֻעִ֨ים שִׁבְעִ֜ים

weeks seventy

This is not the normal way the Israelites counted. If possible, try to translate in a way that preserves this use of the number seven. Alternate translation: “Seventy times seven years”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / you

עַמְּ⁠ךָ֣ ׀ וְ⁠עַל־עִ֣יר קָדְשֶׁ֗⁠ךָ

people,your and,for (a)_city holy,your

The word your here refers to Daniel. The people are the Israelites and the holy city is Jerusalem.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

לְ⁠כַלֵּ֨א הַ⁠פֶּ֜שַׁע ו⁠ל⁠חתם חטאות

to,finish the,transgression and,to,put_an_end sin

The idea is repeated to emphasize how certain it is that this will happen.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠לַ⁠חְתֹּם֙ חָז֣וֹן וְ⁠נָבִ֔יא

and,to,seal_up vision and,prophecy

Here seal up is an idiom that means to accomplish. Alternate translation: “to accomplish vision and prophesy”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

חָז֣וֹן וְ⁠נָבִ֔יא

vision and,prophecy

These words in this context mean the same thing. They ensure Daniel that Jeremiah’s vision was indeed a prophecy.

Parallel DAN 9:24