New English Translation
Daniel 12:3
3But the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavenly expanse. And those bringing many to righteousness will be like the stars forever and ever.
Daniel 12:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
- New International Version (NIV)Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Those who are wise shall shine Like the brightness of the firmament, And those who turn many to righteousness Like the stars forever and ever.
Context of Daniel 12:3
1“At that time Michael, the great prince who watches over your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress unlike any other from the nation’s beginning up to that time. But at that time your own people, all those whose names are found written in the book, will escape. 2Many of those who sleep in the dusty ground will awake – some to everlasting life, and others to shame and everlasting abhorrence. But the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavenly expanse. And those bringing many to righteousness will be like the stars forever and ever. 4“But you, Daniel, close up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will dash about, and knowledge will increase.” 5I, Daniel, watched as two others stood there, one on each side of the river.
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וְהַ֨מַּשְׂכִּלִ֔ים יַזְהִ֖רוּ כְּזֹ֣הַר הָרָקִ֑יעַ וּמַצְדִּיקֵי֙ הָֽרַבִּ֔ים כַּכּוֹכָבִ֖ים לְעוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And they that be wiseשָׂכַלώâkal · be prudentH7919
- shall shineזָהַרzâhar · to shineH2094
- as the brightnessזֹ֫הַרzôhar · brightnessH2096
- of the firmamentרָקִיעַrâqîya‛ · expanseH7549
- and they that turn manyרַבrab · manyH7227
- to righteousnessצָדֵקtsâdaq · to justifyH6663
- as the starsכּוֹכָבkôkâb · starH3556
- for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
- and everעַד‛ad · perpetuityH5703
Cross-references for Daniel 12:3
- Daniel 11:33These who are wise among the people will teach the masses. However, they will fall by the sword and by the flame, and they will be imprisoned and plundered for some time.
- Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.
- Matthew 24:45“Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper time?
- 1 Corinthians 3:10According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master-builder I laid a foundation, but someone else builds on it. And each one must be careful how he builds.
- 2 Peter 3:15And regard the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as also our dear brother Paul wrote to you, according to the wisdom given to him,
- Acts 13:1Now there were these prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen (a close friend of Herod the tetrarch from childhood) and Saul.
- Ephesians 4:11It was he who gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,
- Hebrews 5:12For though you should in fact be teachers by this time, you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God’s utterances. You have gone back to needing milk, not solid food.
- Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.
- Matthew 13:43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. The one who has ears had better listen!
- Matthew 19:28Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth: In the age when all things are renewed, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- 1 Corinthians 15:40And there are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. The glory of the heavenly body is one sort and the earthly another.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:19For who is our hope or joy or crown to boast of before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not of course you?
- Revelation 1:20The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
- Jeremiah 23:22But if they had stood in my inner circle, they would have proclaimed my message to my people. They would have caused my people to turn from their wicked ways and stop doing the evil things they are doing.
- Luke 1:16He will turn many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.
Commentaries on Daniel 12:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3And they that be wise - Those who are thoroughly instructed in Christ's word and doctrine, shall shine - shall be eminently distinguished in the Christian Church by the holiness of their lives, and the purity of their creed. And they that turn many to righteousness - They who, by preaching Christ crucified among their brethren, shall be the means of converting them to the Christian faith; shall be as the stars - bright luminaries in the Gospel kingdom of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And they that be wise - This is the language which, in the Scriptures, is employed to denote the pious, or those who serve God and keep his commandments. See the book of Proverbs, passim. True religion is wisdom, and sin is folly, and they who live for God and for heaven are the truly wise. The meaning is, that they have chosen the path which true wisdom suggests as that in which man should walk, while all the ways of sin are ways of folly. The language…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Wise people know their God (compare Daniel 1:4, 17; 8:25; 9:22, 25; 11:32–35; 12:10). To shine is a common metaphor for life, purity, righteousness, and glory.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. wise--(Pr 11:30). Answering to "they that understand" (Da 11:33, 35), the same Hebrew, Maskilim; Israelites who, though in Jerusalem when wickedness is coming to a head, are found intelligent witnesses against it. As then they appeared worn out with persecutions (typically, of Antiochus; antitypically, of Antichrist); so now in the resurrection they "shine as the brightness of the firmament." The design of past afflictions here appears "to make them…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
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