They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon; after many days they will be punished.
Daniel 8:26 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been told is true. Now you are to seal up the vision because it refers to many days in the future.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The vision of the evenings and the mornings which has been told you is true. But seal up the vision, for it has to do with and belongs to the [now] distant future. American Standard Version (1901) And the vision of the evenings and mornings which hath been told is true: but shut thou up the vision; for it belongeth to many days to come. Common English Bible Now this vision of evening and morning, which has been announced, is true. But you must seal it up, because it is for days far in the future.” Catholic Public Domain Version And the vision of the evening and the morning, which was told, is true. Therefore, you must seal the vision, because, after many days, it will occur." English Standard Version 2016 The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been told is true, but seal up the vision, for it refers to many days from now.” |
They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon; after many days they will be punished.
‘Son of man, notice that the house of Israel is saying, “The vision that he sees concerns many years from now; he prophesies about distant times.”
In the third year of King Cyrus of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar. The message was true and was about a great conflict. He understood the message and had understanding of the vision.
Now I have come to help you understand what will happen to your people in the last days, for the vision refers to those days.’
Now I will tell you the truth. ‘Three more kings will arise in Persia, and the fourth will be far richer than the others. By the power he gains through his riches, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
‘But you, Daniel, keep these words secret and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam about, and knowledge will increase.’
He said, ‘Go on your way, Daniel, for the words are secret and sealed until the time of the end.
And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven, saying, ‘Seal up what the seven thunders said, and do not write it down! ’
Then he said to me, ‘Don’t seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, because the time is near.