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But none of these things will happen for a long time, so keep this vision a secret.” <a href="/esv/daniel/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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.” <a href="/bsb/daniel/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been spoken is true. Now you must seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future.” <a href="/kjv/daniel/8.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/daniel/8.htm">New King James Version</a> “And the vision of the evenings and mornings Which was told is true; Therefore seal up the vision, For it refers to many days in the future.” <a href="/nasb_/daniel/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “And the vision of the evenings and mornings Which has been told is true; But as for you, keep the vision secret, Because it pertains to many days in the future.” <a href="/nasb/daniel/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220The vision of the evenings and mornings Which has been told is true; But keep the vision secret, For it pertains to many days in the future.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/daniel/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And the vision of the evenings and mornings Which has been told is true; But keep the vision secret, For it pertains to many days in the future.” <a href="/lsb/daniel/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And what had appeared about the evenings and mornings Which has been told is true; But as for you, conceal the vision, For it pertains to many days in the future.” <a href="/amp/daniel/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “The vision of the evenings and the mornings Which has been told [to you] is true. But keep the vision a secret, For it has to do with many days in the now distant future.” <a href="/csb/daniel/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/hcsb/daniel/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been told is true. Now you must seal up the vision because it refers to many days in the future.&#8221 <a href="/asv/daniel/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/daniel/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> This vision about the evenings and mornings is true, but these things won't happen for a long time, so don't tell it to others. <a href="/erv/daniel/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/daniel/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The vision about the evenings and mornings that was explained to you is true. Seal the vision, because it is about things that will happen in the distant future." <a href="/gnt/daniel/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> This vision about the evening and morning sacrifices which has been explained to you will come true. But keep it secret now, because it will be a long time before it does come true." <a href="/isv/daniel/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> The vision about the twilights and dawnings that has been related is trustworthy, but keep its vision secret, because it pertains to the distant future.' <a href="/msb/daniel/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been spoken is true. Now you must seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future.? <a href="/net/daniel/8.htm">NET Bible</a> The vision of the evenings and mornings that was told to you is correct. But you should seal up the vision, for it refers to a time many days from now." <a href="/nheb/daniel/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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." <a href="/wbt/daniel/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/daniel/8.htm">World English Bible</a> “The vision of the evenings and mornings which has been told is true; but seal up the vision, for it belongs to many days to come.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/daniel/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the appearance of the evening and of the morning, that is told, is true; and you, hide the vision, for [it is] after many days. <a href="/ylt/daniel/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the appearance of the evening and of the morning, that is told, is true; and thou, hide thou the vision, for it is after many days.' <a href="/slt/daniel/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the sight of the evening and the morning which was said, it is truth: and shut thou up the vision; for, for many days.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/daniel/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the vision of the evening and the morning, which was told, is true: thou therefore seal up the vision, because it shall come to pass after many days. <a href="/cpdv/daniel/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> 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.” <a href="/nabre/daniel/8.htm">New American Bible</a> As for the vision of the evenings and the mornings, what was spoken is true. But you, keep this vision secret: it is for the distant future.” <a href="/nrsvce/daniel/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been told is true. As for you, seal up the vision, for it refers to many days from now.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/daniel/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the vision of the morning and the evening which has been told is true; and as for you, Daniel, keep this vision a secret, for it shall not be for many days. <a href="/hpbt/daniel/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the vision of the dawn and of the evening that was spoken is truth, but you, Daniel, cover up this vision, because it is for many days”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/daniel/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the vision of the evenings and mornings which hath been told is true; but thou, shut thou up the vision; for it belongeth to many days to come.' <a href="/sep/daniel/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the vision of the evening and morning that was mentioned is true: and do thou seal the vision; for it is for many days. <a href="/parallel/daniel/8-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/shUZJK-vYxI?start=3111" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/daniel/8.htm">Gabriel Interprets Daniel's Vision</a> …25Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands. 26<a href="/hebrew/4758.htm" title="4758: ū·mar·’êh (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Sight, appearance, vision. From ra'ah; a view; also an appearance, whether a shape, or a vision.">The vision</a> <a href="/hebrew/6153.htm" title="6153: hā·‘e·reḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Evening. From arab; dusk.">of the evenings</a> <a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: wə·hab·bō·qer (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">and the mornings</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ne·’ĕ·mar (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">has been spoken</a> <a href="/hebrew/571.htm" title="571: ’ĕ·meṯ (N-fs) -- Firmness, faithfulness, truth. Contracted from 'aman; stability; certainty, truth, trustworthiness.">is true.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tāh (Conj-w:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">Now you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5640.htm" title="5640: sə·ṯōm (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To stop up, shut up, keep close. Or satham; a primitive root; to stop up; by implication, to repair; figuratively, to keep secret.">must seal up</a> <a href="/hebrew/2377.htm" title="2377: he·ḥā·zō·wn (Art:: N-ms) -- Vision. From chazah; a sight, i.e. A dream, revelation, or oracle.">the vision,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bîm (Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">it concerns the distant</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: lə·yā·mîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">future.”</a> 27I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was confounded by the vision; it was beyond understanding.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/1-1.htm">Revelation 1:1</a> This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, <a href="/revelation/22-6.htm">Revelation 22:6</a> Then the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place.” <a href="/revelation/10-4.htm">Revelation 10:4</a> When the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to put it in writing. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.” <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Revelation 12:6</a> And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days. <a href="/revelation/13-10.htm">Revelation 13:10</a> “If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints. <a href="/revelation/17-17.htm">Revelation 17:17</a> For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. <a href="/matthew/24-15.htm">Matthew 24:15</a> So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), <a href="/matthew/24-36.htm">Matthew 24:36</a> No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. <a href="/mark/13-14.htm">Mark 13:14</a> So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. <a href="/mark/13-32.htm">Mark 13:32</a> No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. <a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a> They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-3.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:3-4</a> Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed. / He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. <a href="/1_peter/1-10.htm">1 Peter 1:10-12</a> Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully, / trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. / It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things. <a href="/isaiah/29-11.htm">Isaiah 29:11</a> And the entire vision will be to you like the words sealed in a scroll. If it is handed to someone to read, he will say, “I cannot, because it is sealed.” <a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8</a> Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: why shut you up the vision; for it shall be for many days.the vision of.<a href="/daniel/8-11.htm">Daniel 8:11-15</a> Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down… <a href="/daniel/10-1.htm">Daniel 10:1</a> In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.wherefore.<a href="/daniel/12-4.htm">Daniel 12:4,9</a> But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased… <a href="/ezekiel/12-27.htm">Ezekiel 12:27</a> Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.<a href="/revelation/10-4.htm">Revelation 10:4</a> And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.for.<a href="/daniel/10-1.htm">Daniel 10:1,14</a> In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision… <a href="/isaiah/24-22.htm">Isaiah 24:22</a> And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.<a href="/hosea/3-3.htm">Hosea 3:3,4</a> And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/8-16.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/daniel/8-19.htm">Belongeth</a> <a href="/daniel/8-19.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/daniel/8-7.htm">Close</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-10.htm">Concerns</a> <a href="/daniel/4-22.htm">Distant</a> <a href="/daniel/8-14.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/daniel/8-14.htm">Evenings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-5.htm">Far-Off</a> <a href="/daniel/2-29.htm">Future</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-6.htm">Hence</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-29.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/daniel/8-14.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/daniel/8-14.htm">Mornings</a> <a href="/daniel/8-19.htm">Pertains</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-12.htm">Seal</a> <a href="/daniel/5-15.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/daniel/6-22.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/daniel/1-19.htm">Talked</a> <a href="/daniel/7-16.htm">True.</a> <a href="/daniel/8-19.htm">Vision</a> <a href="/daniel/6-9.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/10-6.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/daniel/9-7.htm">Belongeth</a> <a href="/daniel/9-7.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/daniel/9-21.htm">Close</a> <a href="/daniel/10-14.htm">Concerns</a> <a href="/joel/3-8.htm">Distant</a> <a href="/daniel/9-21.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Evenings</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-9.htm">Far-Off</a> <a href="/daniel/10-14.htm">Future</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-7.htm">Hence</a> <a href="/daniel/10-7.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/job/7-18.htm">Mornings</a> <a href="/daniel/10-14.htm">Pertains</a> <a href="/daniel/9-24.htm">Seal</a> <a href="/daniel/12-4.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/daniel/12-4.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/daniel/9-22.htm">Talked</a> <a href="/daniel/10-1.htm">True.</a> <a href="/daniel/8-27.htm">Vision</a> <a href="/daniel/10-20.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Daniel 8</div>1. <a href="/daniel/8-1.htm">Daniel's vision of the ram and he goat.</a> 13. <a href="/daniel/8-13.htm">The two thousand three hundred days of the suspension of the daily sacrifice.</a> 15. <a href="/daniel/8-15.htm">Gabriel comforts Daniel, and interprets the vision.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase refers to the vision Daniel received, which includes the prophecy of the ram and the goat, symbolizing the Medo-Persian and Greek empires. The "evenings and mornings" likely refer to the 2,300 days mentioned earlier in the chapter (<a href="/daniel/8-14.htm">Daniel 8:14</a>). The assurance that the vision "is true" emphasizes the certainty and divine origin of the prophecy. This aligns with the biblical theme that God's word is trustworthy and will come to pass (<a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a>). The historical fulfillment of these prophecies, particularly the rise of Alexander the Great and the subsequent division of his empire, underscores the accuracy of the vision.Now you must seal up the vision, Sealing the vision indicates that it is to be preserved and protected for future understanding. In ancient times, sealing a document was a way to authenticate and secure it. This act suggests that the full understanding of the vision was not meant for Daniel's immediate audience but for those in the future who would witness its fulfillment. This concept is echoed in <a href="/revelation/22-10.htm">Revelation 22:10</a>, where John is told not to seal up the prophecy because the time is near, contrasting with Daniel's instruction due to the distant nature of the events.for it concerns the distant future.” The phrase "distant future" indicates that the events described in the vision would not occur in Daniel's lifetime but would unfold over centuries. This points to the period of the Greek Empire and the subsequent events leading up to the time of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who desecrated the Jewish temple. The distant fulfillment also suggests a typological foreshadowing of future events, possibly relating to end-times prophecy and the Antichrist, as seen in the broader eschatological themes of the book of Daniel. This dual fulfillment perspective is common in biblical prophecy, where immediate historical events prefigure ultimate eschatological realities.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/daniel.htm">Daniel</a> The prophet who receives the vision. He is a key figure in the Old Testament, known for his faithfulness and wisdom. 2. <a href="/topical/v/vision_of_the_evenings_and_mornings.htm">Vision of the Evenings and Mornings</a> Refers to the prophetic vision Daniel received, which includes symbolic imagery and future events. 3. <a href="/topical/s/sealing_the_vision.htm">Sealing the Vision</a> Daniel is instructed to seal the vision, indicating that its full understanding is reserved for a future time. 4. <a href="/topical/d/distant_future.htm">Distant Future</a> The events described in the vision are not immediate but pertain to a time far ahead, suggesting a prophetic timeline.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a> God's revelations are true and trustworthy, even if their fulfillment is not immediate. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_patience_and_faith.htm">The Importance of Patience and Faith</a> Believers are called to trust in God's timing and remain faithful, even when the fulfillment of His promises seems distant. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy_in_strengthening_faith.htm">The Role of Prophecy in Strengthening Faith</a> Prophecies serve to prepare and encourage believers, reminding them of God's sovereign control over history. <a href="/topical/t/the_mystery_of_god's_plan.htm">The Mystery of God's Plan</a> Some aspects of God's plan are sealed and mysterious, requiring humility and trust from believers. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_diligence_in_study.htm">The Call to Diligence in Study</a> Understanding prophecy requires diligent study and reliance on the Holy Spirit for insight.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_daniel_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Daniel 8</a> <a href="/q/why_see_daniel_8_26_as_near,_not_end-times.htm">If the vision was to be sealed “for many days” (Daniel 8:26), why do some interpret it as a prophecy about near-contemporary events rather than an end-times scenario?</a> <a href="/q/when_is_the_2300_days_prophecy_due.htm">When will the 2300 days prophecy be fulfilled?</a> <a href="/q/what_do_the_seven_thunders_mean.htm">What do the seven thunders in Revelation signify?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_daniel_8_14's_'2,300_days'_debated.htm">What is the scientific or historical basis for interpreting the '2,300 evenings and mornings' (Daniel 8:14), and why is the meaning often disputed among scholars?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/daniel/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) The concluding words of the angel are intended to comfort the Jewish Church in the days of her persecution. They teach her that God has foreseen her affliction, that it comes from Him in His love, and that it shall last only for a short while. This promise accounts for the firmness which was exhibited by the saints of the Maccabees, which entitles their faith to a place in the same list of faithful men which contains the names of Abel, Abraham, and Moses (<a href="/context/hebrews/11-34.htm" title="Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.">Hebrews 11:34-38</a>).Shut thou up.--The revelation is to be kept safe, because the time of fulfilment is far off, and then the comforting words will be needed. Comp. <a href="/revelation/22-10.htm" title="And he said to me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.">Revelation 22:10</a>, where the opposite counsel is given, "seal it not, for the time of fulfilment is near."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/daniel/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 26. - 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. The rendering of the LXX. here is, "The vision of the evening and morning was found true, and the vision has been secured for many days." אֲשַׁר נֶאֶמֲר (asher ne'emar) has been read נמצא על, although it is difficult to see the genesis of such a reading from the Massoretic , or vice versa. The LXX. rendering of סתם ought to be observed - not "shut up," in the sense of being "sealed," but "defended from interference by being secured as with a hedge." Theodotion and the Peshitta agree with the Massoretic text, but have חתם, construct of סתם. The vision of the evening and the morning refers to ver. 14. The phrase used. here differs by the insertion of the definite article: but this merely intimates a reference. This statement does not mean that the period indicated by the two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings would end with the death of Antiochus. Certainly, his death occurred in the year following the cleansing of the temple (1 Macc. 6:16). If the writer reckons the beginning of the year according to the Macedonian Calendar, almost a year must have elapsed between the temple-cleansing and the death of Antiochus; but it is the cleansing that is the terminus ad quem, not the death of Antiochus. The pollution of the temple was the event that, of all others, would be trying to the faith and patience of Jewish believers; therefore attention is directed to this. As the beginning of this season of trial is the point to which the whole history of the Greek Empire travels, so the termination of this desecration is the end contemplated. Shut thou up the vision. Certainly the verb satham means sometimes "to hide;" and it is also certain that it is a characteristic of apocalyptic literature to contain, in the text, elaborate directions fur hiding the vision; e.g. the Apocalypse of Moses. It has been argued that this is a preparation for the publication of Daniel in the age of the Maccabees, so long after the date at which it purports to be written. But there is no description of how the book is to be hidden, as in the Assumption of Moses. Moreover, the translators of the LXX. did not understand satham as "hide." If it had been hidden, and had been discovered, he would have known and translated accordingly. Then when we turn to the next verse, we find that Daniel himself did not understand the command as meaning that he was to keep the vision secret from his contemporaries; so far from that being the case, one at' his reasons for distress is that no one understood the vision. The vision shall be far many days. That is to say, that a long interval divided the time when the revelation was made from the time of its fulfilment (<a href="/ezekiel/12-27.htm">Ezekiel 12:27</a>); the vision he sees is for many days to come. Before the beginning of the history revealed to Daniel, certainly not many years intervened; but between the days of Belshazzar and those of Antiochus was an interval of approximately four centuries. The Persian Empire rose and fell, and the Macedonian Empire rose and was approaching its fall. At the end of the period, the light of the vision fell most clearly. It was not necessary that Daniel should know the events portrayed to foretell them truly, any more than it was needful that the Second Isaiah should know the exact historical events portrayed so clearly in his fifty-third chapter. Daniel could not fail to know of Persia, and it even did not require more than a knowledge of the past, and ordinary powers of political forecast, to see that Cyrus might, and probably would, found a world-empire. He knew of the Greeks: there were Greeks in the army of Nebuchadnezzar. Moreover, we learn from Herodotus (1:77) that Nabu-nahid Labynetus had made an alliance with Croesus, in order to check the advance of Cyrus. We know from Herodotus (1:26, 27) that Croesus subdued all the Greek cities in Asia Minor. To Daniel, who possibly had favoured this alliance with the Western monarch, the King of Javan would mean, not Alexander the Great, as it means to us, but Croesus. But his hopes that Babylon will be delivered by the help of Croesus are shown to be groundless, by the intimation that it will be "for many days." The intimation that he had made to Belshazzar, of the interpretation of the inscription on the palace wall, did not necessarily, in his mind, militate against the hope that repentance might lead to respite. Daniel may have made use of political expedients to help in the result he wished. <a href="/commentaries/daniel/8-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The vision וּמַרְאֵ֨ה (ū·mar·’êh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4758.htm">Strong's 4758: </a> Sight, appearance, vision of the evenings הָעֶ֧רֶב (hā·‘e·reḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> Evening and the mornings וְהַבֹּ֛קֶר (wə·hab·bō·qer) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> Dawn, morning that אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that has been spoken נֶאֱמַ֖ר (ne·’ĕ·mar) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say is true. אֱמֶ֣ת (’ĕ·meṯ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_571.htm">Strong's 571: </a> Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness Now you וְאַתָּה֙ (wə·’at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you must seal up סְתֹ֣ם (sə·ṯōm) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5640.htm">Strong's 5640: </a> To stop up, to repair, to keep secret the vision, הֶֽחָז֔וֹן (he·ḥā·zō·wn) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2377.htm">Strong's 2377: </a> A sight, a dream, revelation, oracle for כִּ֖י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction it concerns the distant רַבִּֽים׃ (rab·bîm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> Much, many, great future.” לְיָמִ֥ים (lə·yā·mîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/daniel/8-26.htm">Daniel 8:26 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/daniel/8-26.htm">Daniel 8:26 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/daniel/8-26.htm">Daniel 8:26 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/daniel/8-26.htm">Daniel 8:26 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/daniel/8-26.htm">Daniel 8:26 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/daniel/8-26.htm">Daniel 8:26 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/daniel/8-26.htm">Daniel 8:26 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/daniel/8-26.htm">Daniel 8:26 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/daniel/8-26.htm">Daniel 8:26 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/daniel/8-26.htm">Daniel 8:26 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/daniel/8-26.htm">OT Prophets: Daniel 8:26 The vision of the evenings and mornings (Dan. 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