Daniel 12:8
What does Daniel 12:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Daniel 12:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my lord, what shall be the issue of these things?
KJV
King James Version · 1611And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my lord, what shall be the issue of these things?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the words came to my ears, but the sense of them was not clear to me: then I said, O my lord, what is the sense of these things?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And I have heard, and I do not understand, and I say, `O my lord, what <FI>is<Fi> the latter end of these?'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And I heard, and understood not. And I said: O my lord, what shall be after these things?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And I heard, but I understood not. And I said, My lord, what shall be the end of these things?
Context
v.7And 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.
v.8This passage
v.9And he said, Go thy way, Daniel; for the words are shut up and sealed till the time of the end.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- John 12:16
These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
- 1 Peter 1:11
searching what time or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did point unto, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that should follow them.
- Daniel 12:6
And one said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?
- Acts 1:7
And he said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within his own authority.
- Daniel 10:14
Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days; for the vision is yet for many days.
- Luke 18:34
And they understood none of these things; and this saying was hid from them, and they perceived not the things that were said.
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