Daniel 9:16

9:16 O Lord, according to all your justice, ¹  please turn your raging anger ²  away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain. For due to our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors, Jerusalem and your people are mocked by all our neighbors.

Daniel 11:39-40

11:39 He will attack ³  mighty fortresses, aided by ⁴  a foreign deity. To those who recognize him he will grant considerable honor. He will place them in authority over many people, and he will parcel out land for a price. ⁵ 

11:40 “At the time of the end the king of the south will attack ⁶  him. Then the king of the north will storm against him ⁷  with chariots, horsemen, and a large armada of ships. ⁸  He ⁹  will invade lands, passing through them like an overflowing river. ¹⁰ 

[9:16]  ¹ tn Or “righteousness.”

[9:16]  ² tn Heb “your anger and your rage.” The synonyms are joined here to emphasize the degree of God’s anger. This is best expressed in English by making one of the terms adjectival (cf. NLT “your furious anger”; CEV “terribly angry”).

[11:39]  ³ tn Heb “act against.”

[11:39]  ⁴ tn Heb “with.”

[11:39]  ⁵ tn Or perhaps “for a reward.”

[11:40]  ⁶ tn Heb “engage in thrusting.”

[11:40]  ⁷ tn The referent of the pronoun is most likely the king of the south, in which case the text describes the king of the north countering the attack of the king of the south.

[11:40]  ⁸ tn Heb “many ships.”

[11:40]  ⁹ tn This most likely refers to the king of the north who, in response to the aggression of the king of the south, launches an invasion of the southern regions.

[11:40]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and will overflow and pass over.”