Daniel 12:7
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?”
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?”
9 “Go on your way, Daniel,” he replied, “for the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end.
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.
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- BSB
- 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.”
- KJV
- And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
- WEB
- I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, and swore by him who lives forever that it will be for a time, times, and a half; and when they have finished breaking in pieces the power of the holy people, all these things will be finished.
- ASV
- And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and a half; and when they have made an end of breaking in pieces the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
- DARBY
- And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river; and he held up his right hand and his left hand unto the heavens, and swore by him that liveth for ever that it is for a time, times, and a half; and when the scattering of the power of the holy people shall be accomplished, all these things shall be finished.
- BLB
- And I heard the man clothed in linen, who [was] above the waters of the river, and he lifted up his right hand and his left hand to the heavens, and he swore by the One living forever that [it shall be] for a time, times, and a half; and with the completing of the shattering of the hand of the people of holiness, all these [things] will be completed.
- ÅB
- Og jeg hørte hva den mann sa som var kledd i linklær, og som sto ovenover elvens vann; han løftet sin høyre hånd og sin venstre hånd opp mot himmelen og svor ved ham som lever evindelig: En tid og tider og en halv tid[^1], og når det hellige folks makt er fullstendig knust, skal alle disse ting fullendes.
- OTB
- Og jeg hørte mannen kledd i lin, som var over vannet i elven, løfte sin høyre hånd og sin venstre hånd mot himmelen, og sverge ved Ham som lever evig, og si: "Det skal være for en tid, tider og en halv tid. Når makten til det hellige folket endelig er brutt, skal alle disse tingene fullføres."
- B1930
- Og jeg hørte hvad den mann sa som var klædd i linklær, og som stod ovenover elvens vann; han løftet sin høire hånd og sin venstre hånd op mot himmelen og svor ved ham som lever evindelig: En tid og tider og en halv tid, og når det hellige folks makt er fullstendig knust, skal alle disse ting fullendes. / < DNL 7, 25.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Daniel 7:25
He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time.
Read in contextRevelation 12:14
But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
Read in contextDaniel 8:24
His power will be great, but it will not be his own. He will cause terrible destruction and succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men along with the holy people.
Read in contextRevelation 10:5–7
Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven.
Read in contextRevelation 13:5
The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.
Read in contextRevelation 12:6
And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.
Read in contextJeremiah 4:2
and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”
Read in contextLuke 21:24
They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
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