Daniel 12:6
4 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.
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?”
7 And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered, all these things will be completed.”
8 I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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?”
- KJV
- And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?
- WEB
- One said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long will it be to the end of these wonders?”
- ASV
- And one said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?
- DARBY
- And he said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, How long [is it to] the end of these wonders?
- BLB
- And one said to the man clothed in linen, who [was] above the waters of the river, “Until when [is] the end of these wonders?”
- ÅB
- Og en av dem sa til den mann som var kledd i linklær, og som sto ovenover elvens vann: Hvor lenge vil det vare før disse underfulle ting er til ende?
- OTB
- Og en av dem sa til mannen kledd i lin, som var over vannet i elven: "Hvor lenge vil det gå før disse forunderlige ting er fullført?"
- B1930
- Og en av dem sa til den mann som var klædd i linklær, og som stod ovenover elvens vann: Hvor lenge vil det vare før disse underfulle ting er til ende?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 9:2
And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand. With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. And they came in and stood beside the bronze altar.
Read in contextZechariah 1:12–13
Then the angel of the LORD said, “How long, O LORD of Hosts, will You withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been angry these seventy years?”
Read in contextDaniel 8:13
Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him, “How long until the fulfillment of the vision of the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, and the surrender of the sanctuary and of the host to be trampled?”
Read in contextDaniel 8:16
And I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”
Read in contextDaniel 10:5–6
I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist.
Read in contextRevelation 6:10
And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?”
Read in contextRevelation 10:2–5
He held in his hand a small scroll, which lay open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.
Read in contextEphesians 3:10
His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
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