Daniel 12:6 (KJV)

Passage

And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?

Nearby Context

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 12:5 Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.

Daniel 12:6 And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?

Daniel 12:7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth 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 12:8 And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "clothed", "linen", "upon", "waters", "river", "long", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "clothed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Then I Daniel looked and behold there..." into verse 7's "And I heard the man clothed in...", so "said" and "clothed" belong inside that flow. In Daniel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "said" and "clothed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.