Text: Daniel 9:2
OT Text Referred to: Jeremiah 25:11
Subject: Seventy years (B) (* see seventy years network)
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment
Significance: Daniel 9:2 explicitly states that he "understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה (shiv'im shanah, 'seventy years')." This directly quotes Jeremiah 25:11, which declared "these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years." This is one of the clearest examples of inner-biblical interpretation in the OT: Daniel reads Jeremiah's prophecy as authoritative Scripture and uses it as the basis for his prayer of national confession. Daniel's response -- not passive waiting but active prayer -- demonstrates how prophetic texts were understood to require human cooperation with divine timetables.
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Text: Jeremiah 25:11
OT Text Referred to: Daniel 9:2
Subject: seventy years
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment
Significance: Daniel 9:2 explicitly states that Daniel "understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years" (שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה, shiv'im shanah). This is a rare instance of one OT book citing another by name, confirming that later biblical writers treated Jeremiah's prophecy as authoritative Scripture requiring interpretation. Daniel's response to reading Jeremiah is intercessory prayer (9:3-19) and the reception of the "seventy weeks" revelation (9:24-27), which multiplies Jeremiah's seventy years by seven, extending the timeline to encompass the full scope of redemptive history. Daniel thus treats Jeremiah's seventy years as a foundational text requiring prophetic interpretation, transforming a fixed historical period into an eschatological framework.
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Text: Jeremiah 25:12
OT Text Referred to: Daniel 9:2
Subject: seventy years
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment
Significance: Daniel 9:2 reports that Daniel "understood from the Scriptures... that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years," explicitly referencing Jeremiah's prophecy. The verse in Jeremiah 25:12 adds the dimension of Babylon's punishment — "when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon" — which Daniel's prayer in 9:3-19 interprets as the approaching moment for divine action. Daniel's response to reading Jeremiah is not passive waiting but active intercessory prayer, resulting in the revelation of "seventy weeks" (9:24), which extends and reinterprets Jeremiah's seventy years into a comprehensive eschatological timeline. This demonstrates how later biblical authors engaged in inner-biblical exegesis, treating earlier prophetic texts as Scripture requiring further prophetic interpretation.