And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
What does Daniel 9:3 mean?
Daniel learned from the books of the prophets, especially from Jeremiah, that the desolation of Jerusalem would continue seventy years, which were drawing to a close.
Key themes
HopePrayerWisdomExile
Read with
Keep this verse inside its immediate passage and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Glossary
- Sackcloth People
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Cloth made of black goats’ hair, coarse, rough, and thick, used for sacks, and also worn by mourners ( Gen. 37:34 ; 42:25 ; 2 Sam. 3:31 ; Esther 4:1 , 2; Ps. 30:11 , etc. ), and as a sign of repentance ( Matt. 11:21 ).