Daniel 9

2 During the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures as given to the prophet Jeremiah that the time of seventy years for Jerusalem to lie desolate would soon be fulfilled.*9:2. Daniel’s concern, as shown by the following verses, was that the seventy years would soon be completed, but that there was no sign that any change was imminent. 3 So I turned to the Lord God in prayer. I fasted and wore sackcloth and ashes, and I pleaded with him in prayer to act.*9:3. "To act": implied.