Daniel 4:36

4:36 At that time my sanity returned to me. I was restored ¹  to the honor of my kingdom, and my splendor returned to me. My ministers and my nobles were seeking me out, and I was reinstated ²  over my kingdom. I became even greater than before.

Daniel 6:13-14

6:13 Then they said to the king, “Daniel, who is one of the captives ³  from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or to the edict that you issued. Three times daily he offers his prayer.” ⁴ 

6:14 When the king heard this, ⁵  he was very upset and began thinking about ⁶  how he might rescue Daniel. Until late afternoon ⁷  he was struggling to find a way to rescue him.

Daniel 7:4

7:4 “The first one was like a lion with eagles’ wings. As I watched, its wings were pulled off and it was lifted up from the ground. It was made to stand on two feet like a human being, and a human mind ⁸  was given to it. ⁹ 

Daniel 7:20

7:20 I also wanted to know ¹⁰  the meaning of the ten horns on its head, and of that other horn which came up and before which three others fell. This was the horn that had eyes ¹¹  and a mouth speaking arrogant things, whose appearance was more formidable than the others. ¹² 

Daniel 9:12

9:12 He has carried out his threats ¹³  against us and our rulers ¹⁴  who were over ¹⁵  us by bringing great calamity on us – what has happened to Jerusalem has never been equaled under all heaven!

Daniel 9:24

9:24 “Seventy weeks ¹⁶  have been determined

concerning your people and your holy city

to put an end to ¹⁷  rebellion,

to bring sin ¹⁸  to completion, ¹⁹ 

to atone for iniquity,

to bring in perpetual ²⁰  righteousness,

to seal up ²¹  the prophetic vision, ²² 

and to anoint a most holy place. ²³ 

Daniel 9:27

9:27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one week. ²⁴ 

But in the middle of that week

he will bring sacrifices and offerings to a halt.

On the wing ²⁵  of abominations will come ²⁶  one who destroys,

until the decreed end is poured out on the one who destroys.”

Daniel 11:24

11:24 In a time of prosperity for the most productive areas of the province he will come and accomplish what neither his fathers nor their fathers accomplished. He will distribute loot, spoils, and property to his followers, and he will devise plans against fortified cities, but not for long. ²⁷ 

Daniel 11:36

11:36 “Then the king ²⁸  will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every deity and he will utter presumptuous things against the God of gods. He will succeed until the time of ²⁹  wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must occur. ³⁰ 

[4:36]  ¹ tc The translation reads הַדְרֵת (hadret, “I returned”) rather than the MT הַדְרִי (hadri, “my honor”); cf. Theodotion.

[4:36]  ² tc The translation reads הָתְקְנֵת (hotqÿnet, “I was established”) rather than the MT הָתְקְנַת (hotqÿnat, “it was established”). As it stands, the MT makes no sense here.

[6:13]  ³ tn Aram “from the sons of the captivity [of].”

[6:13]  ⁴ tn Aram “prays his prayer.”

[6:14]  ⁵ tn Aram “the word.”

[6:14]  ⁶ tn Aram “placed his mind on.”

[6:14]  ⁷ tn Aram “the entrances of the sun.”

[7:4]  ⁷ tn Aram “heart of a man.”

[7:4]  ⁸ sn The identity of the first animal, derived from v. 17 and the parallels in chap. 2, is Babylon. The reference to the plucking of its wings is probably a reference to the time of Nebuchadnezzar’s insanity (cf. chap. 4). The latter part of v. 4 then describes the restoration of Nebuchadnezzar. The other animals have traditionally been understood to represent respectively Media-Persia, Greece, and Rome, although most of modern scholarship identifies them as Media, Persia, and Greece. For a biblical parallel to the mention of lion, bear, and leopard together, see Hos 13:7-8.

[7:20]  ⁹ tn The words “I also wanted to know” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[7:20]  ¹⁰ tc The conjunction in the MT before “eyes” is odd. The ancient versions do not seem to presuppose it.

[7:20]  ¹¹ tn Aram “greater than its companions.”

[9:12]  ¹¹ tn Heb “he has fulfilled his word(s) which he spoke.”

[9:12]  ¹² tn Heb “our judges.”

[9:12]  ¹³ tn Heb “who judged.”

[9:24]  ¹³ tn Heb “sevens.” Elsewhere the term is used of a literal week (a period of seven days), cf. Gen 29:27-28; Exod 34:22; Lev 12:5; Num 28:26; Deut 16:9-10; 2 Chr 8:13; Jer 5:24; Dan 10:2-3. Gabriel unfolds the future as if it were a calendar of successive weeks. Most understand the reference here as periods of seventy “sevens” of years, or a total of 490 years.

[9:24]  ¹⁴ tc Or “to finish.” The present translation reads the Qere (from the root תָּמַם, tamam) with many witnesses. The Kethib has “to seal up” (from the root הָתַם, hatam), a confusion with a reference later in the verse to sealing up the vision.

[9:24]  ¹⁵ tc The present translation reads the Qere (singular), rather than the Kethib (plural).

[9:24]  ¹⁶ tn The Hebrew phrase לְכַלֵּא (lÿkhalle’) is apparently an alternative (metaplastic) spelling of the root כָּלָה (kalah, “to complete, finish”), rather than a form of כָּלָא (kala’, “to shut up, restrain”), as has sometimes been supposed.

[9:24]  ¹⁷ tn Or “everlasting.”

[9:24]  ¹⁸ sn The act of sealing in the OT is a sign of authentication. Cf. 1 Kgs 21:8; Jer 32:10, 11, 44.

[9:24]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “vision and prophecy.” The expression is a hendiadys.

[9:24]  ²⁰ tn Or “the most holy place” (NASB, NLT); or “a most holy one”; or “the most holy one,” though the expression is used of places or objects elsewhere, not people.

[9:27]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “one seven” (also later in this line).

[9:27]  ¹⁶ tn The referent of the Hebrew word כְּנַף (kÿnaf, “wing”) is unclear here. The LXX and Theodotion have “the temple.” Some English versions (e.g., NAB, NIV) take this to mean “a wing of the temple,” but this is not clear.

[9:27]  ¹⁷ tn The Hebrew text does not have this verb, but it has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[11:24]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and unto a time.”

[11:36]  ¹⁹ sn The identity of this king is problematic. If vv. 36-45 continue the description of Antiochus Epiphanes, the account must be viewed as erroneous, since the details do not match what is known of Antiochus’ latter days. Most modern scholars take this view, concluding that this section was written just shortly before the death of Antiochus and that the writer erred on several key points as he tried to predict what would follow the events of his own day. Conservative scholars, however, usually understand the reference to shift at this point to an eschatological figure, viz., the Antichrist. The chronological gap that this would presuppose to be in the narrative is not necessarily a problem, since by all accounts there are many chronological gaps throughout the chapter, as the historical figures intended by such expressions as “king of the north” and “king of the south” repeatedly shift.

[11:36]  ²⁰ tn The words “the time of” are added in the translation for clarification.

[11:36]  ²¹ tn Heb “has been done.” The Hebrew verb used here is the perfect of certitude, emphasizing the certainty of fulfillment.