Daniel 8:26
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.
25 Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands.
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.”
27 I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was confounded by the vision; it was beyond understanding.
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
- 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.”
- KJV
- And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.
- WEB
- “The vision of the evenings and mornings which has been told is true; but seal up the vision, for it belongs to many days to come.”
- ASV
- And the vision of the evenings and mornings which hath been told is true: but shut thou up the vision; for it belongeth to many days [to come].
- DARBY
- And the vision of the evening and the morning which hath been told is true; but close thou up the vision, for it is for many days [to come].
- BLB
- And the vision of the evenings and the mornings that was told is true; and you, seal up the vision, for [it is] after many days.”
- ÅB
- Og synet om aftenene og morgenene, som det var tale om, er sannhet; men gjem du synet, for det sikter til en fjern fremtid!
- OTB
- Synet om aftener og morgener som har blitt fortalt er sant. Men forsegl synet, for det gjelder mange dager i fremtiden.
- B1930
- Og synet om aftenene og morgenene, som det var tale om, er sannhet; men gjem du synet, for det sikter til en fjern fremtid!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Daniel 10:1
In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel, who was called Belteshazzar. The message was true, and it concerned a great conflict. And the understanding of the message was given to him in a vision.
Read in contextDaniel 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 contextDaniel 12:4
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.”
Read in contextDaniel 10:14
Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision concerns those days.”
Read in contextEzekiel 12:27
“Son of man, take note that the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many years from now; he prophesies about the distant future.’
Read in contextRevelation 22:10
Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near.
Read in contextRevelation 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 contextIsaiah 24:22
They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days.
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