Daniel 8:26

The vision of the evenings and mornings which has been told is true; but seal up the vision because it refers to many days from now."

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In The King James Version

And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.

In Context

25Through his cunning he shall cause deceit to prosper by his influence, and he shall be great in his own mind, and without warning he shall destroy many. He shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be shattered, but not by human hands.

27I, Daniel, was overcome, and was ill for days. Then I rose up, and carried out the king's business. And I was astonished by the vision, but there was no one to explain it.

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Cross References

Ezekiel 12:27"Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, 'The vision that he sees is for many day to come, and he prophesies of times that are far off.'

Daniel 10:1In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the word was true: a great war. And he understood the word, and had understanding of the vision.

Daniel 12:4But you, Daniel, close up these words, and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall roam here and there, and knowledge shall increase."

Hosea 3:3I said to her, "You shall stay with me many days. You shall not play the prostitute, and you shall not be with any other man. I will also be so toward you."

Revelation 22:10He said to me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.

Matthew Henry on Daniel 8:16-27

The Vision of the Ram and Goat. ( b. c. 553.) 15 And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man. 16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. 17 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.… Read the whole commentary →

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