At the beginning of your petitions the commandment went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are greatly beloved. Therefore consider the matter and understand the vision.
He said, “Greatly beloved man, don’t be afraid. Peace be to you. Y’all must be strong-strong!” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened, and said, “Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”
“Therefore, when you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),
They will make a plunder of your riches and make a prey of your merchandise. They will break down your walls and destroy your pleasant houses. They will lay your stones, your timber, and your dust in the middle of the waters.
Then this Daniel was distinguished above the presidents and the local governors, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “YHWH, the God of Israel, says ‘You have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria, and I have heard you.
In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the message was true, even a great warfare. He understood the message, and had understanding of the vision.