Complex sentence: The "desolation of Jerusalem" refers to the destruction of the city and the temple by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon in 586 BCE, and the verses Daniel reads are Jeremiah 25:11-12 and 29:10-14.
Split into simpler sentences: The "desolation of Jerusalem" refers to the destruction of the city and its temple by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon in 586 BCE. The verses Daniel reads are Jeremiah 25:11-12 and 29:10-14.