Daniel 12:9 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Daniel 12:7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river; and he held up his right hand and his left hand unto the heavens, and swore by him that liveth for ever that it is for a time, times, and a half; and when the scattering of the power of the holy people shall be accomplished, all these things shall be finished.

Daniel 12:8 And I heard, but I understood not. And I said, My lord, what shall be the end of these things?

Daniel 12:9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel; for these words are closed and sealed till the time of the end.

Daniel 12:10 Many shall be purified, and be made white, and be refined; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.

Daniel 12:11 And from the time that the continual [sacrifice] is taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, [there shall be] a thousand, two hundred, and ninety days.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "daniel", "words", "closed", "sealed", "till", and "time". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "daniel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And I heard but I understood not..." into verse 10's "Many shall be purified and be made...", so "said" and "daniel" 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 "daniel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.