Gabriel Brings Understanding

²⁰ Now while I was ^(A)speaking and praying, and ^(B)confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and ^[a]presenting my supplication before Yahweh my God in behalf of the holy mountain of my God, ²¹ and while I was still speaking in prayer, then the man ^(C)Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision ^[b]previously, ^[c]touched me ^[d]in my extreme weariness about the time of the ^(D)evening offering. ²² Then he made me understand and spoke with me and said, “O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you insight with ^(E)understanding. ²³ At the ^(F)beginning of your supplications the word was issued, so I have come to tell you, for you are ^[e](G)highly esteemed; so understand the message and gain ^(H)understanding in what has appeared.

² In those days, I, Daniel, had been ^(A)mourning for three entire ^[a]weeks. ³ I ^(B)did not eat any ^[b]tasty food, nor did meat or wine enter my mouth, nor did I use any ointment at all until the entire three ^[c]weeks were fulfilled.