Daniel 9:22 He instructed me and said to me, "Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and understanding.

◄ Daniel 9:22 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
He instructed me and said to me, "Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and understanding.

English Standard Version
He made me understand, speaking with me and saying, “O Daniel, I have now come out to give you insight and understanding.

New American Standard Bible
He gave me instruction and talked with me and said, "O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you insight with understanding.

King James Bible
And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He gave me this explanation: "Daniel, I've come now to give you understanding.

International Standard Version
He gave instructions, and this is what he spoke to me: 'Daniel, I've now come to give you insight and understanding.

American Standard Version
And he instructed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee wisdom and understanding.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he instructed me, and spoke to me, and said: O Daniel, I am now come forth to teach thee, and that thou mightest understand.

Darby Bible Translation
And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, Daniel, I am now come forth to make thee skilful of understanding.

Young's Literal Translation
And he giveth understanding, and speaketh with me, and saith, 'O Daniel, now I have come forth to cause thee to consider understanding wisely;

Cross References

Daniel 7:16
I came near to one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.

Daniel 8:16
And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.

Daniel 10:14
Now I am come to make you understand what shall befall your people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.

Daniel 10:21
But I will show you that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holds with me in these things, but Michael your prince.

Amos 3:7
Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.

Zechariah 1:9
Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said to me, I will show you what these be.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

9:20-27 An answer was immediately sent to Daniel's prayer, and it is a very memorable one. We cannot now expect that God should send answers to our prayers by angels, but if we pray with fervency for that which God has promised, we may by faith take the promise as an immediate answer to the prayer; for He is faithful that has promised. Daniel had a far greater and more glorious redemption discovered to him, which God would work out for his church in the latter days. Those who would be acquainted with Christ and his grace, must be much in prayer. The evening offering was a type of the great sacrifice Christ was to offer in the evening of the world: in virtue of that sacrifice Daniel's prayer was accepted; and for the sake of that, this glorious discovery of redeeming love was made to him. We have, in verses 24-27, one of the most remarkable prophecies of Christ, of his coming and his salvation. It shows that the Jews are guilty of most obstinate unbelief, in expecting another Messiah, so long after the time expressly fixed for his coming. The seventy weeks mean a day for a year, or 490 years. About the end of this period a sacrifice would be offered, making full atonement for sin, and bringing in everlasting righteousness for the complete justification of every believer. Then the Jews, in the crucifixion of Jesus, would commit that crime by which the measure of their guilt would be filled up, and troubles would come upon their nation. All blessings bestowed on sinful man come through Christ's atoning sacrifice, who suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God. Here is our way of access to the throne of grace, and of our entrance to heaven. This seals the sum of prophecy, and confirms the covenant with many; and while we rejoice in the blessings of salvation, we should remember what they cost the Redeemer. How can those escape who neglect so great salvation!

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

22. to give thee … understanding—Da 8:16; Da 8:26 shows that the symbolical vision had not been understood. God therefore now gives "information" directly, instead of by symbol, which required interpretation.