Daniel 9:21–27

²¹while I was praying, Gabriel, ^ethe man I had seen in the first vision, ^fcame to me in my extreme weariness, about the time of the evening offering. ^g22He gave me this explanation: “Daniel, I’ve come now to give you understanding. ^h23At the beginning of your petitions an answer went out, and I have come to give it, for you are treasured by God. ⁱSo consider the message and understand the vision: ^j

²⁴Seventy weeks ^kare decreed ^l

about your people and your holy city—

to bring the rebellion to an end,

to put a stop to sin,

to wipe away iniquity,

to bring in everlasting righteousness, ^m

to seal up vision and prophecy,

and to anoint the most holy place.

²⁵Know and understand this:

From the issuing of the decree

to restore and rebuild Jerusalem ⁿ

until Messiah ^othe Prince ^p

will be seven weeks and 62 weeks. ^q

It will be rebuilt with a plaza and a moat,

but in difficult times.

²⁶After those 62 weeks ^r

the Messiah will be cut off ^s

and will have nothing.

The people of the coming prince

will destroy the city ^tand the sanctuary.

The ^uend will come with a flood, ^v

and until the end there will be ^wwar;

desolations are decreed.

²⁷He will make a firm covenant ^x

with many for one week, ^y

but in the middle of the week

he will put a stop to sacrifice and offering.

And the abomination of desolation ^z

will be on a wing ^aof the temple ^bc

until the decreed destruction ^d

is poured out on the desolator.”