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.
Daniel 8:26 in other translations
| BSB | 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.” |
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| WEB | “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.” |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | 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.' |
| DARBY | And the vision of the evening and the morning which hath been told is true; but close thou up the vision, for it is for many days to come. |
| BBE | And the vision of evenings and mornings which has been talked of is true: and keep the vision secret; for it has to do with the far-off future. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Daniel 8:26 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 8:15-27
The eternal Son of God stood before the prophet in the appearance of a man, and directed the angel Gabriel to explain the vision. Daniel's fainting and astonishment at the prospect of evils he saw coming on his people and the church, confirm the opinion that long-continued calamities were foretold. The vision being ended, a charge was given to Daniel to keep it private for the present. He kept it to himself, and…
Daniel 8:26 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Daniel 8:26
- Daniel 10:1
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.
- 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 12:4
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 10:14
Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.
- Ezekiel 12:27
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.
- Revelation 22:10
And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
- 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 24:22
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.
- Daniel 8:11-15
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. And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered. Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. …
- Hosea 3:3-4
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. For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
11-15; 10:1
wherefore.
12:4,9; Eze 12:27; Re 10:4; 22:10
for.It is now 2,387 years since Daniel had this vision; and the utter desolation of the sanctuary had continued 1,764 years; and no doubt the end of 2,300 years is not far distant.
10:1,14; Isa 24:22; Ho 3:3,4
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Context
- Daniel 8:25
And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
- 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.
- Daniel 8:27
And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king’s business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.
Daniel 8:26 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y la visión de la tarde y la mañana que está dicha, es verdadera: y tú guarda la visión, porque es para muchos días. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et la vision du soir et du matin, qui a été dite, est vérité. Et toi, serre la vision, car elle est pour beaucoup de jours. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und das Gesicht von den Abenden und von den Morgen wovon gesprochen worden, ist Wahrheit; und du, verschließe das Gesicht, denn es sind noch viele Tage bis dahin |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et visio vespere et mane, quæ dicta est, vera est: tu ergo visionem signa, quia post multos dies erit. |