Daniel 9:22

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“He instructed me and spoke with me, saying: “O Daniel, I have come now to give you insight and understanding.”

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BSBPD

“He instructed me and spoke with me, saying: “O Daniel, I have come now to give you insight and understanding.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he instructed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee wisdom and understanding.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he giveth understanding, and speaketh with me, and saith, `O Daniel, now I have come forth to cause thee to consider understanding wisely;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Daniel 9:22 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Daniel 8:16And I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”
  2. Daniel 9:24Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
  3. Daniel 10:11He said to me, “Daniel, you are a man who is highly precious. Consider carefully the words that I am about to say to you. Stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” And when he had said this to me, I stood up trembling.
  4. Daniel 10:12“Do not be afraid, Daniel,” he said, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them.
  5. Daniel 10:21But first I will tell you what is inscribed in the Book of Truth. Yet no one has the courage to support me against these, except Michael your prince.
  6. Zechariah 1:9“What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.”
  7. Zechariah 1:14Then the angel who was speaking with me said, “Proclaim this word: This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion,
  8. Zechariah 6:4So I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”
  9. Revelation 4:1After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”

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