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12 Then the angel of the Lord said, “O Lord of hosts, how long will you withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which you have been angry these seventy years?”(A)

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12 Then the angel of the Lord said, “Lord Almighty, how long(A) will you withhold mercy(B) from Jerusalem and from the towns of Judah,(C) which you have been angry with these seventy(D) years?”

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“Say to all the people of the land and the priests: When you fasted and lamented in the fifth month and in the seventh for these seventy years, was it for me that you fasted?(A)

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“Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted(A) and mourned in the fifth and seventh(B) months for the past seventy years,(C) was it really for me that you fasted?

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I,[a] Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years that, according to the word of the Lord to the prophet Jeremiah, must be fulfilled for the devastation of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years.(A)

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  1. 9.2 Theodotion: Heb in the first year of his reign, I

in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the Lord given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy(A) years.

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10 For thus says the Lord: Only when Babylon’s seventy years are completed will I visit you, and I will fulfill to you my promise and bring you back to this place.(A)

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10 This is what the Lord says: “When seventy years(A) are completed for Babylon, I will come to you(B) and fulfill my good promise(C) to bring you back(D) to this place.

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13 You will rise up and have compassion on Zion,
    for it is time to favor it;
    the appointed time has come.(A)

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13 You will arise(A) and have compassion(B) on Zion,
    for it is time(C) to show favor(D) to her;
    the appointed time(E) has come.

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10 How long, O God, is the foe to scoff?
    Is the enemy to revile your name forever?(A)

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10 How long(A) will the enemy mock(B) you, God?
    Will the foe revile(C) your name forever?

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10 they cried out with a loud voice, “Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long will it be before you judge and avenge our blood on the inhabitants of the earth?”(A)

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10 They called out in a loud voice, “How long,(A) Sovereign Lord,(B) holy and true,(C) until you judge the inhabitants of the earth(D) and avenge our blood?”(E)

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In the night I saw a man mounted on a red horse! He was standing among the myrtle trees in the shadows,[a] and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.(A)

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  1. 1.8 Gk Syr: Meaning of Heb uncertain

During the night I had a vision, and there before me was a man mounted on a red(A) horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in a ravine. Behind him were red, brown and white horses.(B)

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21 to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had made up for its Sabbaths. All the days that it lay desolate it kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years.(A)

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21 The land enjoyed its sabbath rests;(A) all the time of its desolation it rested,(B) until the seventy years(C) were completed in fulfillment of the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah.

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25 Consequently, he is able for all time to save[a] those who approach God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.(A)

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  1. 7.25 Or able to save completely

25 Therefore he is able to save(A) completely[a] those who come to God(B) through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.(C)

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  1. Hebrews 7:25 Or forever

10 So the man who was standing among the myrtle trees answered, “They are those whom the Lord has sent to patrol the earth.”(A) 11 Then they spoke to the angel of the Lord who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have patrolled the earth, and the whole earth remains at peace.”(B)

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10 Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the Lord has sent to go throughout the earth.”(A)

11 And they reported to the angel of the Lord(B) who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have gone throughout the earth and found the whole world at rest and in peace.”(C)

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11 This whole land shall become a ruin and a waste, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. 12 Then after seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity, says the Lord, making the land an everlasting waste.(A)

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11 This whole country will become a desolate wasteland,(A) and these nations will serve(B) the king of Babylon seventy years.(C)

12 “But when the seventy years(D) are fulfilled, I will punish the king of Babylon(E) and his nation, the land of the Babylonians,[a] for their guilt,” declares the Lord, “and will make it desolate(F) forever.

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  1. Jeremiah 25:12 Or Chaldeans

Do not be exceedingly angry, O Lord,
    and do not remember iniquity forever.
    Now consider, we are all your people.(A)
10 Your holy cities have become a wilderness;
    Zion has become a wilderness,
    Jerusalem a desolation.(B)
11 Our holy and beautiful house,
    where our ancestors praised you,
has been burned by fire,
    and all our pleasant places have become ruins.(C)
12 After all this, will you restrain yourself, O Lord?
    Will you keep silent and punish us so severely?(D)

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Do not be angry(A) beyond measure, Lord;
    do not remember our sins(B) forever.
Oh, look on us, we pray,
    for we are all your people.(C)
10 Your sacred cities(D) have become a wasteland;
    even Zion is a wasteland, Jerusalem a desolation.(E)
11 Our holy and glorious temple,(F) where our ancestors praised you,
    has been burned with fire,
    and all that we treasured(G) lies in ruins.
12 After all this, Lord, will you hold yourself back?(H)
    Will you keep silent(I) and punish us beyond measure?

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