Daniel 12:9 (DRB)

Passage

And he said: Go, Daniel, because the words are shut up, and sealed until the appointed time.

Nearby Context

Daniel 12:7 And I heard the man that was clothed in linen, that stood upon the waters of the river, when he had lifted up his right hand, and his left hand to heaven, and had sworn by him that liveth for ever, that it should be unto a time, and times, and half a time. And when the scattering of the band of the holy people shall be accomplished, all these things shall be finished.

Daniel 12:8 And I heard, and understood not. And I said: O my lord, what shall be after these things?

Daniel 12:9 And he said: Go, Daniel, because the words are shut up, and sealed until the appointed time.

Daniel 12:10 Many shall be chosen, and made white, and shall be tried as fire: and the wicked shall deal wickedly, and none of the wicked shall understand, but the learned shall understand.

Daniel 12:11 And from the time when the continual sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination unto desolation shall be set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred ninety days.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "daniel", "words", "shut", "sealed", "until", "appointed", 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 and understood not And..." into verse 10's "Many shall be chosen and made white...", 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.