Daniel 12:10 (GNV)

Passage

Many shalbe purified, made white, and tried: but the wicked shall doe wickedly, and none of the wicked shall haue vnderstanding: but the wise shall vnderstand.

Nearby Context

Daniel 12:8 The I heard it, but I vnderstood it not: the said I, O my Lord, what shalbe ye end of these things?

Daniel 12:9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for ye words are closed vp, and sealed, till the ende of the time.

Daniel 12:10 Many shalbe purified, made white, and tried: but the wicked shall doe wickedly, and none of the wicked shall haue vnderstanding: but the wise shall vnderstand.

Daniel 12:11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shalbe take away and the abominable desolatio set vp, there shalbe a thousand, two hundreth and ninetie daies.

Daniel 12:12 Blessed is he that waiteth and commeth to the thousand, three hundreth and fiue and thirtie daies.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shalbe", "purified", "white", "tried", "wicked", "shall", "wickedly", and "none". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shalbe" and "purified", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And he said Go thy way Daniel..." into verse 11's "And from the time that the daily...", so "shalbe" and "purified" 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 "shalbe" and "purified" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.