Daniel Chapter 9
During the initial year of Darius, the son of Ahasuerus, he was ruling over the Chaldeans, and that’s some serious charm.
In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans; {which: or, in which he}
In that first year, I, Daniel, checked out the scrolls and figured out that the Lord was saying, "We’re about to hit 70 years of chilling in the wreckage of Jerusalem," no cap.
In 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.
I turned to the Lord God, prepped to throw down some prayer, requests, and heavy fasting while draped in sackcloth and ashes, fr.
And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
I prayed to my God, confessing like, "Yo Lord, you’re the GOAT, keeping it 100 with your promises and mercy for those who vibe with you and follow your guidelines."
And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;
We’ve really messed up, done some shady stuff, and completely rebelled by ditching your teachings and judgments, straight savage.
We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:
We haven’t paid attention to your prophets who brought your truth to our kings, leaders, and people, to everyone in this space.
Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.
Yo Lord, righteousness belongs to you, but we’re out here looking lost, like, for real, to the folks of Judah and all of Israel, wherever they are, 'cause we truly messed up big time.
O Lord, righteousness {belongeth} unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, {that are} near, and {that are} far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee. {belongeth...: or, thou hast}
Lord, we’re the ones looking hella sus, our leaders and people too, because we straight-up sinned against you.
O Lord, to us {belongeth} confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
To our God belongs a ton of mercy and forgiveness, even though we’ve been rebellious, periodt.
To the Lord our God {belong} mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
We didn’t vibe with the voice of the Lord our God, ignoring the laws He set through His prophets, and that’s real talk.
Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.
Yo, all of Israel really broke your commands, bailed on you, and ignored your voice; now we’re dealing with this curse and the promise laid out in Moses’ law, 'cause we messed up bad.
Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that {is} written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him.
He confirmed what he said about us and our rulers, bringing some serious drama: nothing like this has ever gone down in Jerusalem, fr.
And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.
As Moses pointed out, all this madness hit us, but we didn’t even reach out to our God to turn away from our blunders and seek the truth, no cap.
As {it is} written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth. {made...: Heb. intreated we not the face of the, etc}
So the Lord saw the bad vibes and let it roll: our God is just in everything He does, and we ignored his voice, periodt.
Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God {is} righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.
Now, Lord our God, you brought your people outta Egypt with mad power and made a name for yourself; we’ve sinned and been wildin’.
And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly. {gotten...: Heb. made thee a name}
O Lord, based on your righteousness, I’m begging you to chill with the anger towards your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain: 'cause our sins made Jerusalem and your people look bad to everyone around us.
O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people {are become} a reproach to all {that are} about us.
So now, our God, hear your servant’s prayer and pleas, and let your light shine on your empty sanctuary, for your name's sake.
Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.
O my God, tune in and listen; open your eyes and see our struggles and the city named after you: we’re not asking for our own good vibes but for your epic mercy.
O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. {which...: Heb. whereupon thy name is called} {present: Heb. cause to fall}
O Lord, hear us; O Lord, forgive us; O Lord, listen and act; don’t delay, for your own sake, O my God: your city and your people bear your name.
O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
While I was speaking, praying, and owning up to my sins and my people’s sins, I was laying it all out before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God;
And whiles I {was} speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;
So, while I was praying, the homie Gabriel, who I spotted in my earlier vision, swooped in quick and touched me around evening vibes.
Yea, whiles I {was} speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. {swiftly: Heb. with weariness, or, flight}
He dropped some wisdom and said, "Yo Daniel, I’m here to share some insight and understanding with you."
And he informed {me}, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding. {to...: Heb. to make thee skilful of}
Right when you started praying, the command was sent out, and I'm here to spill the tea; you’re mega loved, so get the scoop and check the vision.
At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew {thee}; for thou {art} greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision. {commandment: Heb. word} {greatly...: Heb. a man of desires}
Seventy weeks are laid out for your crew and holy city to tidy up the mess, finish the sins, bring peace to the wrongs, usher in lasting righteousness, seal the vision and prophecy, and anoint the ultimate Holy.
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. {finish: or, restrain} {make an...: or, seal up} {prophecy: Heb. prophet}
So understand this: from the moment the command drops to rebuild Jerusalem until the Messiah Prince arrives, it'll be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; the street and wall will be rebuilt, even when times are sus.
Know therefore and understand, {that} from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince {shall be} seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. {be built...: Heb. return and be built} {wall: or, breach, or, ditch} {troublous: Heb. strait of}
After sixty-two weeks, the Messiah gets cut off, but it’s not for himself; the crew of the incoming prince will destroy the city and sanctuary, and it’ll end in a flood, with desolation vibes until the war wraps up.
And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof {shall be} with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. {but...: or, and shall have nothing} {desolations...: or, it shall be cut off by desolations}
He’s gonna lock in a covenant with many for a week; in the middle of that week, he’ll halt the sacrifices and offerings, and all the wild stuff going down will lead to desolation until the end, and what’s set will hit the desolate.
And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make {it} desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. {the covenant: or, a covenant} {for the...: or, with the abominable armies} {the desolate: or, the desolator}