Bible Compass
Log inGet started
Back to the chapter

Daniel 12:4

Daniel

2 And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.

3 Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.

But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.”

5 Then I, Daniel, looked and saw two others standing there, one on this bank of the river and one on the opposite bank.

6 One of them said to the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long until the fulfillment of these wonders?”

Read the whole chapter

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.”
KJV
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
WEB
But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, even to the time of the end. Many will run back and forth, and knowledge will be increased.”
ASV
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
DARBY
And thou, Daniel, close the words, and seal the book, till the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
BLB
And you, O Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam about, and knowledge will multiply.”
ÅB
Og du, Daniel, gjem disse ord og forsegl boken inntil endens tid! Mange skal granske den, og kunnskapen skal bli stor.
OTB
Men du, Daniel, hold disse ordene hemmelige og forsegl boken inntil endens tid. Mange skal fare omkring, og kunnskapen skal øke."
B1930
Og du, Daniel, gjem disse ord og forsegl boken inntil endens tid! Mange skal granske den, og kunnskapen skal bli stor.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Daniel 12:9

    “Go on your way, Daniel,” he replied, “for the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end.

    Read in context

  • Revelation 22:10

    Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near.

    Read in context

  • Daniel 8:26

    The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been spoken is true. Now you must seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future.”

    Read in context

  • Daniel 8:17

    As he came near to where I stood, I was terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”

    Read in context

  • Revelation 10:4

    When the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to put it in writing. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.”

    Read in context

  • Daniel 12:13

    But as for you, go on your way until the end. You will rest, and will arise to your inheritance at the end of the days.”

    Read in context

  • Isaiah 32:3

    Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.

    Read in context

  • Isaiah 8:16

    Bind up the testimony and seal the law among my disciples.

    Read in context