“Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.”
"Know therefore and understand: from the going out of the word to restore and build Jerusalem until the Messiah, the Prince, shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it shall be built with squares and moat, even in times of trouble"—identifying the starting point (authorization to rebuild Jerusalem) and initial period of seven weeks (49 years) of rebuilding, followed by sixty-two weeks (434 years) of relatively stable existence until Messiah's appearance. The temple's construction "in times of trouble" acknowledges that post-exilic restoration occurs amid ongoing opposition and difficulty. The specific division into three segments (7 + 62 + 1 week) structures the eschatological timetable.
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