Daniel 12:8

Daniel 12:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?
• New International Version (NIV)I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will the outcome of all this be?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)I heard, but I did not understand. Then I said, "O my lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Although I heard, I did not understand. Then I said, “My lord, what shall be the end of these things?”

Context of Daniel 12:8

6One of them said to the man dressed in linen, who was above the water of the river, “How long until the end of these wondrous things?” 7Then I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above the water of the river. He raised both his hands toward heaven and swore by him who lives eternally that it would be for a time, times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people is shattered, all these things will be completed. I heard but did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?” 9He said, “Go on your way, Daniel, for the words are secret and sealed until the time of the end. 10Many will be purified, cleansed, and refined, but the wicked will act wickedly; none of the wicked will understand, but those who have insight will understand.

Daniel 12:8 word by word

וַאֲנִ֥י שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי וְלֹ֣א אָבִ֑ין וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔ה אֲדֹנִ֕י מָ֥ה אַחֲרִ֖ית אֵֽלֶּה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• but I understoodבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
• not: then saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• I, O my Lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• the endאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · endH319

Cross-references for Daniel 12:8

• Luke 18:34They understood none of these things. The meaning of the saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.
• John 12:16His disciples did not understand these things at first. However, when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and that they had done these things to him.
• Acts 1:7He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.
• 1 Peter 1:11They inquired into what time or what circumstances the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when he testified in advance to the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow.
• Daniel 12:6One of them said to the man dressed in linen, who was above the water of the river, “How long until the end of these wondrous things?”
• Daniel 10:14Now I have come to help you understand what will happen to your people in the last days, for the vision refers to those days.”

Commentaries on Daniel 12:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8I heard, but I understand not - Could not comprehend what the time, times, and half time should refer to. These make three years and a half of prophetic times answering to one thousand two hundred and sixty years.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8And I heard, but I understood not - He understood not the full significance of the language employed - “a time, and times, and an half.” This would make it probable that there was something more intended than merely three years and a half as the period of the continuation of these troubles. Daniel saw, apparently from the manner of the angel, as well as from the terms which he used, that there was something mystical and unusual in those terms, and he…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-13Verses 5-13 One of the angels asking how long it should be to the end of these wonders, a solemn reply is made, that it would be for a time, times, and a half, the period mentioned Dn 7:25, and in the Revelation. It signifies 1260 prophetic days or years, beginning from the time when the power of the holy people should be scattered. The imposture of Mohammed, and the papal usurpation, began about the same time; and these were a twofold attack upon the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10God did not reveal exactly how and when everything would end. Daniel would not witness the end (Daniel 12:13); his task was to live his life with faith. purified, made spotless, and refined: God would use violent and terrifying times to improve the moral and religious character of his people (compare Daniel 11:35). Being wise means understanding God's ways and living by them. The wicked will not understand or change their ways, even if someone explains…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. understood not--Daniel "understood" the main features of the vision as to Antiochus (Da 10:1, 14), but not as to the times. 1Pe 1:10-12 refers mainly to Daniel: for it is he who foretells "the sufferings of Christ and the glory that should follow"; it is he who prophesies "not unto himself, but unto us"; it is he who "searched what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ in him did signify."Read the comment

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Commentaries on Daniel 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings