Daniel 8:26
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
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.
27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king’s business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.
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 thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.
Read in contextDaniel 12:9
And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
Read in contextDaniel 12:4
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.
Read in contextDaniel 10:14
Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.
Read in contextEzekiel 12:27
Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.
Read in contextRevelation 22:10
And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
Read in contextRevelation 10:4
And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.
Read in contextIsaiah 24:22
And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
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