Daniel 12:7

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 Shomayim, and swore, By the One who liveth haolam (forever), it shall be for a time, times, and a half a time; and when there is an end of breaking in pieces the yad Am Kodesh (power of the Holy People), all these things shall come to an end.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The 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.

In Context

6And one said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the Ketz of these wonders?

8And I heard, but I understood not. Then said I, Adoni, what shall be the end of these things?

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 26:19And to set thee high above kol HaGoyim which He hath made, in tehillah (praise), and in shem, and in tiferet; and that thou mayest be an Am Kadosh unto Hashem Eloheicha, as He hath spoken.

Deuteronomy 32:40For I lift up My hand to Shomayim, 1 and say, Chai Anochi l'Olam (as I live). 1

Isaiah 62:12And they shall call them, The Am HaKodesh, 1 the Geulei Hashem; 1 and thou shalt be called, Derushah (one being sought), 1 Ir Lo Ne'ezavah (City Not Deserted).

Daniel 4:31And at the end of the time, I, Nevukhadnetzar, lifted up mine eyes unto Shomayim, and mine da'as returned unto me, and I said Baruch El Elyon, and I praised and honored Him that liveth forever, 1 Whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, 1 and His Malchut is from dor v'dor; 1

Daniel 7:21I was beholding, and the same keren (horn), + 7:21 Anti-Moshiach made war against the kedoshim, and prevailed against them;

Daniel 8:14And he said unto me, Unto erev-boker two thousand and three hundred; then shall the Kodesh (Sanctuary) be vindicated.

Matthew Henry on Daniel 12:6-13

Daniel's Solicitude to Know the Times; Period of Prophecy; Daniel Comforted. ( b. c. 534.) 5 Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river. 6 And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders? 7 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… Read the whole commentary →

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