Daniel 9:20 meaning and explanation

While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin and that of my people Israel, and presenting my petition before the LORD my God concerning His holy mountain—

Daniel 9:20, Berean Standard Bible

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Daniel has been reading Jeremiah's prophecy that Jerusalem's desolation would last seventy years, and he responds not with speculation but with prayer. Here he summarizes the prayer he has just prayed in verses 4 to 19: he speaks, prays, confesses, and presents his petition.

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