They will be gathered together, like prisoners in the Pit, and will be shut up in the prison, and after many days be punished.
Daniel 8:26 - Tree of Life Version “‘Now the vision of the evenings and mornings that has been told to you is true, but seal up the vision for it concerns many days from now.’ 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 the Pit, and will be shut up in the prison, and after many days be punished.
“Son of man, behold, the house of Israel says, ‘The vision that he sees is for many days from now. He prophesies about times that are far off.’
In the third year of King Cyrus of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar. The oracle was true and concerns a great war. He understood the message and gained insight through a vision.
Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the future days. For the vision concerns days yet to come.’
“Now I will declare the truth. Behold, three more kings will arise in Persia. Then a fourth will be far richer than all. When he becomes powerful through his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the realm of Greece.
But you, Daniel, close up the words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will run back and forth and knowledge will increase.’
Then he said: “Go your way, Daniel. For the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end.
And when the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said. Do not write it down!”
Then he tells me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.