Dan 9:2 | JFB | STEP | 2. understood by books-- rather, "letters," that is, Jeremiah's letter ( ) to the captives in Babylon; also , ; compare ; ; . God's promises are the ground on which we should, like Daniel, rest sure hope; not so as to make our prayers needless, but rather to encourage them.

‏ Daniel 9:2

2. understood by books--rather, "letters," that is, Jeremiah's letter (Jr 29:10) to the captives in Babylon; also Jr 25:11, 12; compare 2Ch 36:21; Jr 30:18; 31:38. God's promises are the ground on which we should, like Daniel, rest sure hope; not so as to make our prayers needless, but rather to encourage them.