Daniel 12 · Verse 9

Daniel 12:9

And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
Daniel 12:9, King James Version

Daniel 12:9 in other translations

BSB“Go on your way, Daniel,” he replied, “for the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end.
WEBHe said, “Go your way, Daniel; for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end.
ASVAnd he said, Go thy way, Daniel; for the words are shut up and sealed till the time of the end.
YLTAnd he saith, ‘Go, Daniel; for hidden and sealed are the things till the time of the end;
DARBYAnd he said, Go thy way, Daniel; for these words are closed and sealed till the time of the end.
BBEAnd he said, Go on your way, Daniel: for the words are secret and shut up till the time of the end;
WebsterAnd he said, Go thy way Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.

What does Daniel 12:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. Daniel's desire of knowing more is thus deferred "till the time of the end." John's Revelation in part reveals what here is veiled (see on Da 12:4; Da 8:26).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 The words are closed up - The prophecy shall not be understood, but in its accomplishment; and then the depth of the wisdom and providence of God will be clearly seen in these matters. See on Daniel 4 (note). We must wait "till the time of the end;" and this, it appears from the following calculations, will not arrive before the Twentieth Century. We here see the reason why these prophecies are at present so imperfectly understood. God has sealed them.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 12:5-13

One of the angels asking how long it should be to the end of these wonders, a solemn reply is made, that it would be for a time, times, and a half, the period mentioned Dn 7:25, and in the Revelation. It signifies 1260 prophetic days or years, beginning from the time when the power of the holy people should be scattered. The imposture of Mohammed, and the papal usurpation, began about the same time; and these were a…

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Daniel 12:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
לֵ֣ךְlekhgoH1980
דָּנִיֵּ֑אלda.ni.YelO DanielH1840
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
סְתֻמִ֧יםse.tu.Mim[are] kept secretH5640
וַחֲתֻמִ֛יםva.cha.tu.Mimand sealed upH2856
הַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.Rimthe thingsH1697
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
עֵ֥ת'et[the] time ofH6256
קֵֽץ\׃Ketz[the] endH7093

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Daniel 12:9

  • Daniel 12:4

    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.

  • Daniel 8:26

    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.

  • Revelation 10:4

    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.

  • Isaiah 8:16

    Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.

  • Isaiah 29:11

    And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Go.
13
closed.
4; 8:26; Isa 8:16; 29:11; Re 10:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Daniel 12:8

    And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?

  • Daniel 12:9

    And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.

  • Daniel 12:10

    Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.

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Daniel 12:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dijo: Anda, Daniel, que estas palabras están cerradas y selladas hasta el tiempo del cumplimiento.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il dit: Va, Daniel; car ces paroles sont cachées et scellées jusqu’au temps de la fin.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er sprach: Gehe hin, Daniel; denn die Worte sollen verschlossen und versiegelt sein bis zur Zeit des Endes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ait: Vade, Daniel, quia clausi sunt signatique sermones usque ad præfinitum tempus.