From the Blue Letter Bible

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Dan 9:25 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

and understand		Dan 9:23; Mat 13:23; Mat 24:15; Mar 13:14; Act 8:30
from		Ezr 4:24; Ezr 6:1-15; Ezr 7:1,8,11-26; Neh 2:1-8; Neh 3:1
restore and to build Jerusalem		or, build again Jerusalem: as 2Sa 15:25; Psa 71:10
the Messiah		Jhn 1:41; Jhn 4:25
the Prince		Dan 8:11,25; Isa 9:6; Isa 55:4; Mic 5:2; Act 3:15; Act 5:31; Rev 1:5; Rev 19:16
seven weeks		The seventy weeks are here divided into three periods. 1. Seven weeks, or 49 years, for the restoration of Jerusalem. 2. Sixty-two weeks, or 434 years, from that time to the announcement of the Messiah by John the Baptist. 3. One week, or seven years, for the ministry of John and of CHRIST himself to the crucifixion.
be built again		Heb. return and be builded
wall		or, breach, or, ditch
even		Neh 4:8,16-18; Eph 5:16
troublous times		Heb. strait of times. Neh 6:15

Correlating Passages

and understand

	Dan 9:23	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.
	Mat 13:23	But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth [it]; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
	Mat 24:15	When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
	Mar 13:14	But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:
	Act 8:30	And Philip ran thither to [him], and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

from

	Ezr 4:24	Then ceased the work of the house of God which [is] at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
	Ezr 6:1	Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
	Ezr 6:2	And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that [is] in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein [was] a record thus written:
	Ezr 6:3	In the first year of Cyrus the king [the same] Cyrus the king made a decree [concerning] the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, [and] the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
	Ezr 6:4	[With] three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house:
	Ezr 6:5	And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which [is] at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which [is] at Jerusalem, [every one] to his place, and place [them] in the house of God.
	• Not all verses in this group were shown. To see the remaining verses, go here.
	Ezr 7:1	Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
	Ezr 7:8	And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which [was] in the seventh year of the king.
	Ezr 7:11	Now this [is] the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, [even] a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel.
	Ezr 7:12	Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect [peace], and at such a time.
	Ezr 7:13	I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and [of] his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.
	Ezr 7:14	Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which [is] in thine hand;
	Ezr 7:15	And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation [is] in Jerusalem,
	• Not all verses in this group were shown. To see the remaining verses, go here.
	Neh 2:1	And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, [that] wine [was] before him: and I took up the wine, and gave [it] unto the king. Now I had not been [beforetime] sad in his presence.
	Neh 2:2	Wherefore the king said unto me, Why [is] thy countenance sad, seeing thou [art] not sick? this [is] nothing [else] but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,
	Neh 2:3	And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, [lieth] waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
	Neh 2:4	Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
	Neh 2:5	And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.
	• Not all verses in this group were shown. To see the remaining verses, go here.
	Neh 3:1	Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.

restore and to build Jerusalem

	2Sa 15:25	And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and shew me [both] it, and his habitation:
	Psa 71:10	For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

the Messiah

	Jhn 1:41	He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
	Jhn 4:25	The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.

the Prince

	Dan 8:11	Yea, he magnified [himself] even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily [sacrifice] was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
	Dan 8:25	And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify [himself] in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
	Isa 9:6	For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
	Isa 55:4	Behold, I have given him [for] a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
	Mic 5:2	But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, [though] thou be little among the thousands of Judah, [yet] out of thee shall he come forth unto me [that is] to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth [have been] from of old, from everlasting.
	Act 3:15	And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
	Act 5:31	Him hath God exalted with his right hand [to be] a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
	Rev 1:5	And from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, [and] the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
	Rev 19:16	And he hath on [his] vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

even

	Neh 4:8	And conspired all of them together to come [and] to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
	Neh 4:16	And it came to pass from that time forth, [that] the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers [were] behind all the house of Judah.
	Neh 4:17	They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, [every one] with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other [hand] held a weapon.
	Neh 4:18	For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and [so] builded. And he that sounded the trumpet [was] by me.
	Eph 5:16	Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

troublous times

Neh 6:15

So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth [day] of [the month] Elul, in fifty and two days.

Return to Top

Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)

Scott, Thomas. "Daniel 9:25," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Dan/9/25.html>.

Search the Bible

Search the BLB

Featured Items

Today's Items:

Items of Interest: