515 B
515 B
Seventy sevens are decreed for your people and your holy city to
God decreed that he would do the things in this verse for the people and the holy city.
Seventy sevens
"Seventy times seven years"
your people and your holy city
The word "your" here refers to Daniel. The people are the Israelites and the holy city is Jerusalem.
to end the guilt and put an end to sin
The idea is repeated to emphasize how certain it is that this will happen.
to carry out the vision
"to accomplish the vision"