Dan 9:23 | TNotes | STEP | 9:23 a command was given (literally a word went forth ): This command might have been God’s decree to end the Exile and return his people to Jerusalem and Judea, or it might have been the command to explain the future to Daniel (9:24-27 ). • you are very precious to God: Also in 10:11 , 19 . • It is unclear what your vision refers to: It could be the restoration of Jerusalem and God’s people that Daniel read about in Jeremiah and envisioned in his prayer (9:2-20 ), or one of the earlier visions (e.g., ch 8 ; cp. 8:27 ).

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‏ Daniel 9:23

9:23 ^a a command was given (literally a word went forth): This command might have been God’s decree to end the Exile and return his people to Jerusalem and Judea, or it might have been the command to explain the future to Daniel (9:24-27 ^b).

• you are very precious to God: Also in 10:11 ^c, 19 ^d.

• It is unclear what your vision refers to: It could be the restoration of Jerusalem and God’s people that Daniel read about in Jeremiah and envisioned in his prayer (9:2-20 ^e), or one of the earlier visions (e.g., ch 8 ^f; cp. 8:27 ^g).