in the first year of his reign<n id="1" /> I, Daniel, came to understand from the sacred books<n id="2" /> that, according to the word of the <sc>LORDsc><n id="3" /> disclosed to the prophet Jeremiah, the years for the fulfilling of the desolation of Jerusalem<n id="4" /> were seventy in number.

<p class="poetry">&#8220;Seventy weeks<n id="1" /> have been determinedp> <p class="poetry">concerning your people and your holy cityp> <p class="poetry">to put an end to<n id="2" /> rebellion,p> <p class="poetry">to bring sin<n id="3" /> to completion,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">to atone for iniquity,p> <p class="poetry">to bring in perpetual<n id="5" /> righteousness,p> <p class="poetry">to seal up<n id="6" /> the prophetic vision,<n id="7" />p> <p class="poetry">and to anoint a most holy place.<n id="8" />p>