Daniel 9:2 References
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in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, observed in the books the number of the years which was revealed as the word of the Lord to aJeremiah the prophet for the completion of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, aseventy years.
a 2 Chronicles 36:21, Ezra 1:1, Jeremiah 25:11, Jeremiah 25:12, Jeremiah 29:10, Zechariah 7:5
2 Chronicles 36
21
ato fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until bthe land had enjoyed its sabbaths. cAll the days of its desolation it kept sabbath duntil seventy years were complete.
Ezra 1
1
aNow in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he bsent a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying:
Jeremiah 25
11
'aThis whole land will be a desolation and a horror, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon bseventy years.
Jeremiah 25
12
'Then it will be awhen seventy years are completed I will bpunish the king of Babylon and that nation,' declares the Lord, 'for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans; and cI will make it an everlasting desolation.
Jeremiah 29
10
"For thus says the Lord, 'When aseventy years have been completed for Babylon, I will visit you and fulfill My bgood word to you, to bring you back to this place.