Daniel 12:7 “And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, r…”

Daniel 12:7

And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered, all these things will be completed.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon 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 an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.

World English Bible

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 to heaven, and swore by him who lives forever that it will be for a time, times, and a half; and when they have finished breaking in pieces the power of the holy people, all these things will be finished.

American Standard Version

And 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And I heard ye man clothed in line which was vpon the waters of the riuer, when he helde vp his right hand, and his left hand vnto heauen, and sware by him that liueth for euer, that it shall tarie for a time, two times and an halfe: and when he shall haue accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.

Darby Translation

And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river; and he held up his right hand and his left hand unto the heavens, and swore by him that liveth for ever that it is for a time, times, and a half; and when the scattering of the power of the holy people shall be accomplished, all these things shall be finished.

Young's Literal Translation

And I hear the one clothed in linen, who [is] upon the waters of the flood, and he doth lift up his right hand and his left unto the heavens, and sweareth by Him who is living to the age, that, 'After a time, times, and a half, and at the completion of the scattering of the power of the holy people, finished are all these.'

Bible in Basic English

Then in my hearing the man clothed in linen, who was over the river, lifting up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, took an oath by him who is living for ever that it would be a time, times, and a half; and when the power of the crusher of the holy people comes to an end, all these things will be ended.

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Cross references

“he held”

Deuteronomy 32:40 Revelation 10:5 Revelation 10:7

Deuteronomy 32:40 · BSB

For I lift up My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever,

Revelation 10:5 · BSB

Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven.

Revelation 10:7 · BSB

But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he begins to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets.”

“liveth”

Daniel 4:34 Jeremiah 4:2 Job 27:2

Daniel 4:34 · BSB

But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting…

Jeremiah 4:2 · BSB

and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”

Job 27:2 · BSB

“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice— the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—

“that it”

Daniel 7:25 Revelation 12:14 Revelation 13:5 Revelation 12:6 Daniel 8:14 Daniel 11:13

Daniel 7:25 · BSB

He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time.

Revelation 12:14 · BSB

But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.

Revelation 13:5 · BSB

The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.

Revelation 12:6 · BSB

And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.

Daniel 8:14 · BSB

He said to me, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be properly restored.”

Daniel 11:13 · BSB

For the king of the North will raise another army, larger than the first, and after some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies.

“and when”

Revelation 11:7–15 Luke 21:14

Revelation 11:7–15 · BSB

When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower and kill them.

Luke 21:14 · BSB

So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves.

“the holy”

Daniel 8:24 Deuteronomy 7:6 Deuteronomy 26:19 Isaiah 62:12 1 Peter 2:9

Daniel 8:24 · BSB

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.

Deuteronomy 7:6 · BSB

For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 26:19 · BSB

that He will set you high in praise and name and honor above all the nations He has made, and that you will be a holy people to the LORD your God, as He has promised.

Isaiah 62:12 · BSB

And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.

1 Peter 2:9 · BSB

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

Also

Luke 21:24 Daniel 12:6

Luke 21:24 · BSB

They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

Daniel 12:6 · BSB

One of them said to the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long until the fulfillment of these wonders?”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6One of them said to the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long until the fulfillment of these wonders?”

8I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”

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