Daniel 9:23 (YLT)

Passage

at the commencement of thy supplications hath the word come forth, and I have come to declare <FI>it<Fi> , for thou <FI>art<Fi> greatly desired, and understand thou concerning the matter, and consider concerning the appearance.

Nearby Context

Daniel 9:21 yea, while I am speaking in prayer, then that one Gabriel, whom I had seen in vision at the commencement, being caused to fly swiftly, is coming unto me at the time of the evening present.

Daniel 9:22 And he giveth understanding, and speaketh with me, and saith, `O Daniel, now I have come forth to cause thee to consider understanding wisely;

Daniel 9:23 at the commencement of thy supplications hath the word come forth, and I have come to declare <FI>it<Fi> , for thou <FI>art<Fi> greatly desired, and understand thou concerning the matter, and consider concerning the appearance.

Daniel 9:24 `Seventy weeks are determined for thy people, and for thy holy city, to shut up the transgression, and to seal up sins, and to cover iniquity, and to bring in righteousness age-during, and to seal up vision and prophet, and to anoint the holy of holies.

Daniel 9:25 And thou dost know, and dost consider wisely, from the going forth of the word to restore and to build Jerusalem till Messiah the Leader <FI>is<Fi> seven weeks, and sixty and two weeks: the broad place hath been built again, and the rampart, even in the distress of the times.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "commencement", "supplications", "hath", "word", "come", "forth", and "declare". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "commencement" and "supplications", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "And he giveth understanding and speaketh with..." into verse 24's "Seventy weeks are determined for thy people...", so "commencement" and "supplications" belong inside that flow. In Daniel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "commencement" and "supplications" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.