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So I asked, &#8220My lord, what will the outcome of all this be?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/daniel/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I heard what he said, but I did not understand what he meant. So I asked, “How will all this finally end, my lord?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/daniel/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I heard, but I did not understand. Then I said, “O my lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/daniel/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/daniel/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what <i>shall be</i> the end of these <i>things</i>?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/daniel/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Although I heard, I did not understand. Then I said, “My lord, what <i>shall be</i> the end of these <i>things?</i>”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/daniel/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But as for me, I heard but did not understand; so I said, “My lord, what <i>will be</i> the outcome of these <i>events?</i>”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/daniel/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />As for me, I heard but could not understand; so I said, &#8220My lord, what will be the outcome of these events?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/daniel/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />As for me, I heard but could not understand; so I said, “My lord, what <i>will be</i> the outcome of these <i>events?</i>”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/daniel/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />As for me, I heard but could not understand; so I said, “My lord, what <i>will be</i> the outcome of these <i>events</i>?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/daniel/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />As for me, I heard, but I did not understand; so I said, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/daniel/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I heard but did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/daniel/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I heard but did not understand. So I asked, &#8220My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/daniel/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my lord, what shall be the issue of these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/daniel/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I heard what the angel said, but I didn't understand. So I asked, "Sir, how will it all end?" The angel in my vision then replied: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/daniel/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my lord, what shall be the issue of these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/daniel/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I heard him, but I did not understand. So I asked him, "Sir, how will these things end?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/daniel/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I heard what he said, but I did not understand it. So I asked, "But, sir, how will it all end?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/daniel/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"I heard, but I didn't understand. So I asked, 'Sir, what happens next?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/daniel/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, ?My lord, what will be the outcome of these things??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/daniel/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I heard, but I did not understand. So I said, "Sir, what will happen after these things?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/daniel/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And I heard, but I did not understand. Then I said, "My lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/daniel/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/daniel/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I heard, but I didn’t understand. Then I said, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/daniel/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have heard, and I do not understand, and I say, O my lord, what [is] the latter end of these?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/daniel/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have heard, and I do not understand, and I say, 'O my lord, what is the latter end of these?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/daniel/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I heard, and I shall not understand: and saying, O my lord, what the last of these things?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/daniel/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I heard, and understood not. And I said: O my lord, what shall be after these things? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/daniel/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I heard and did not understand. And I said, “My lord, what will be after these things?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/daniel/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I heard, but I did not understand; so I asked, “My lord, what follows this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/daniel/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I heard but could not understand; so I said, “My lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/daniel/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I, Daniel, heard something, but I did not understand; then I said, O my lord, what shall come after these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/daniel/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I, Daniel, heard, and I did not understand and I said: “My Lord, what is after these things?”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/daniel/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I heard, but I understood not; then said I: 'O my Lord, what shall be the latter end of these things?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/daniel/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I heard, but I understood not: and I said, O Lord, what <i>will be</i> the end of these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/daniel/12-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/shUZJK-vYxI?start=4427" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/daniel/12.htm">Michael's Deliverance and the End Times</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered, all these things will be completed.” <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">heard,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but I did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995: ’ā·ḇîn (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To discern. A primitive root; to separate mentally, i.e.(generally) understand.">understand.</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mə·rāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs:: 3fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">So I asked,</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">“My lord,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/319.htm" title="319: ’a·ḥă·rîṯ (N-fs) -- The after-part, end. From 'achar; the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity.">will be the outcome</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">of these things?”</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>“Go on your way, Daniel,” he replied, “for the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/10-4.htm">Revelation 10:4</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-10.htm">Revelation 22:10</a></span><br />Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-15.htm">Matthew 24:15</a></span><br />So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-1.htm">Revelation 1:1</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-10.htm">1 Peter 1:10-12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-36.htm">Matthew 24:36</a></span><br />No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Revelation 12:6</a></span><br />And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Isaiah 6:11</a></span><br />Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-8.htm">Ezekiel 12:8-9</a></span><br />And in the morning the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, hasn’t the rebellious house of Israel asked you, ‘What are you doing?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-3.htm">Habakkuk 2:3</a></span><br />For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-1.htm">Revelation 5:1-5</a></span><br />Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals. / And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” / But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-7.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:7</a></span><br />For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one who now restrains it will continue until he is taken out of the way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-9.htm">Zechariah 1:9</a></span><br />“What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-7.htm">Revelation 17:7</a></span><br />“Why are you so amazed?” said the angel. “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-11.htm">Isaiah 29:11</a></span><br />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.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?</p><p class="hdg">but.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/18-34.htm">Luke 18:34</a></b></br> And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/12-16.htm">John 12:16</a></b></br> These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and <i>that</i> they had done these things unto him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/1-7.htm">Acts 1:7</a></b></br> And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.</p><p class="hdg">what.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/12-6.htm">Daniel 12:6</a></b></br> And <i>one</i> said to the man clothed in linen, which <i>was</i> upon the waters of the river, How long <i>shall it be to</i> the end of these wonders?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/10-14.htm">Daniel 10:14</a></b></br> Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision <i>is</i> for <i>many</i> days.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/10-19.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/daniel/10-12.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/daniel/12-7.htm">End</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-7.htm">Events</a> <a href="/daniel/12-7.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/daniel/6-8.htm">Issue</a> <a href="/daniel/11-29.htm">Latter</a> <a href="/daniel/11-29.htm">Outcome</a> <a href="/daniel/10-11.htm">Sense</a> <a href="/daniel/11-33.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/daniel/10-1.htm">Understood</a> <a href="/daniel/12-4.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/2-10.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/hosea/12-10.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/daniel/12-9.htm">End</a> <a href="/luke/1-1.htm">Events</a> <a href="/hosea/7-12.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/matthew/9-20.htm">Issue</a> <a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Latter</a> <a href="/romans/4-15.htm">Outcome</a> <a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">Sense</a> <a href="/daniel/12-10.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/micah/4-12.htm">Understood</a> <a href="/daniel/12-9.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Daniel 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/12-1.htm">Michael shall deliver Israel from their troubles.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/12-5.htm">Daniel is informed of the times.</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/daniel/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/daniel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/daniel/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I heard, but I did not understand.</b><br>Daniel, a prophet during the Babylonian exile, often received visions and messages from God that were complex and symbolic. This phrase reflects the human limitation in comprehending divine mysteries. It echoes similar sentiments found in other prophetic books, such as Ezekiel and Revelation, where the prophets also struggled to grasp the full meaning of their visions. The phrase highlights the distinction between divine knowledge and human understanding, emphasizing the need for divine revelation to interpret God's plans.<p><b>So I asked, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”</b><br>Daniel's inquiry demonstrates a desire for clarity and understanding of the future events revealed to him. The term "my lord" indicates respect and recognition of the authority of the angelic messenger, likely Gabriel, who had been sent to explain the vision. This question is rooted in the prophetic tradition of seeking insight into God's plans for His people, similar to inquiries made by other prophets like Habakkuk. The phrase points to the eschatological focus of Daniel's visions, which concern the end times and the ultimate triumph of God's kingdom. It also reflects a common theme in apocalyptic literature, where the faithful seek assurance and understanding of God's ultimate purposes amidst present uncertainties.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/daniel.htm">Daniel</a></b><br>A prophet and a key figure in the Old Testament, known for his faithfulness to God and his ability to interpret dreams and visions. In this verse, Daniel is seeking understanding of the visions he has received.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_angelic_messenger.htm">The Angelic Messenger</a></b><br>Although not named in this specific verse, the context of <a href="/bsb/daniel/12.htm">Daniel 12</a> involves an angelic figure who delivers God's message to Daniel. This messenger provides insight into the end times.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vision_of_the_end_times.htm">The Vision of the End Times</a></b><br>The broader context of <a href="/bsb/daniel/12.htm">Daniel 12</a> involves prophetic visions concerning the end times, including the resurrection and final judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_understanding_from_god.htm">Seeking Understanding from God</a></b><br>Like Daniel, believers should seek understanding from God when faced with complex or confusing situations. This involves prayer, study, and reliance on the Holy Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_knowledge.htm">Humility in Knowledge</a></b><br>Daniel's admission of not understanding reminds us of the importance of humility. We must acknowledge our limitations and be open to learning from God and others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy.htm">The Role of Prophecy</a></b><br>Prophecy serves to prepare and encourage believers, not to satisfy curiosity. It should lead to a deeper trust in God's sovereignty and plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/patience_in_revelation.htm">Patience in Revelation</a></b><br>God's timing in revealing understanding is perfect. We must be patient and trust that He will provide clarity when it is needed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_uncertainty.htm">Faith in Uncertainty</a></b><br>Even when we do not understand all the details, we can have faith that God is in control and His purposes will be fulfilled.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_daniel_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Daniel 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_anger.htm">How does the Bible teach patience?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_50_10_fit_with_trust_in_god.htm">How does Isaiah 50:10 reconcile with the broader biblical narrative on trust in God, given that many faithful individuals still faced dire outcomes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_acts_22_9_and_9_7_differ.htm">Acts 22:9 - Why does this account differ from Acts 9:7 regarding what Paul's companions heard and saw?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_many_prayers_go_unanswered.htm">Psalm 116:1-2 claims God hears prayers--why then do many prayers seem to go unanswered?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/daniel/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">I understood not.--</span>He did not understand the answer given in <a href="/daniel/12-7.htm" title="And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was on the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, and swore by him that lives 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.">Daniel 12:7</a>. The question did not seem to have had any reply. It had been asked how long the end should continue, and the answer had been only the obscure words, "time, times, and an half."<p><span class= "bld">What shall be the</span> end?--Daniel refers to the "wonderful things" mentioned in <a href="/daniel/12-6.htm" title="And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was on the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?">Daniel 12:6</a>, and using a different word for "end," asks which of these wonders is to be the last--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> which of them is to come immediately before the end of all things.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/daniel/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be</span> <span class="cmt_word">the end of these things?</span> The Septuagint rendering differs in a somewhat singular way from the above, "And I heard and understood not, especially about this time; and I said, Lord, what is the solution of this word, and what are those parables?" These variations seem due to glosses and paraphrase. Theodotion is in complete agreement with the Massoretic text. The Peshitta differs only by inserting "Daniel." The Vulgate renders the last clause, <span class="accented">Quid erit post haec?</span> "What will be after these things?" Daniel understood the words, but by hypothesis he did not understand the meaning of them. This exhibits the relation of the prophet always to the revelations given - his faculty of understanding was totally independent of the receptive faculty by which he received the revelation. If we assume this as representing a fact, then all arguments which are grounded on the meanings which the prophet himself might see in his words are beside the question. Since he does not understand, he appeals to the angelic messenger, who had declared so much. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/daniel/12-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲנִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heard,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma‘·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but I did not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">understand.</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִ֑ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_995.htm">Strong's 995: </a> </span><span class="str2">To separate mentally, understand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So I asked,</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ō·mə·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“My lord,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנִ֕י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm">Strong's 113: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sovereign, controller</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what</span><br /><span class="heb">מָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be the outcome</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחֲרִ֖ית</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_319.htm">Strong's 319: </a> </span><span class="str2">The last, end, the future, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of these [things]?”</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵֽלֶּה׃</span> <span class="translit">(’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/daniel/12-8.htm">Daniel 12:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/daniel/12-8.htm">Daniel 12:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/daniel/12-8.htm">Daniel 12:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/daniel/12-8.htm">Daniel 12:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/daniel/12-8.htm">Daniel 12:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/daniel/12-8.htm">Daniel 12:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/daniel/12-8.htm">Daniel 12:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/daniel/12-8.htm">Daniel 12:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/daniel/12-8.htm">Daniel 12:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/daniel/12-8.htm">Daniel 12:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/daniel/12-8.htm">OT Prophets: Daniel 12:8 I heard but I didn't understand: then (Dan. 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