Daniel 12:7

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 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.

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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 till these wonders take place?"

8And I heard, but I did not understand. Then I said, "My lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?"

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 26:19and to make you high above all nations that he has made, in praise, and in name, and in honor; and that you may be a holy people to the Lord your God, as he has spoken.

Deuteronomy 32:40For I lift up my hand to heaven,And say, As I live forever,

Isaiah 62:12They shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of the Lord: and you shall be called Sought out, A city not forsaken.

Daniel 4:31While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from the sky, saying, "O king Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken. The kingdom has departed from you,

Daniel 7:21I saw, and the same horn made war with the holy ones, and prevailed against them,

Daniel 8:14He said to me, "To two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings; then shall the sanctuary be restored to its rightful state."

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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