Daniel 12:5 (GNV)

Passage

Then I Daniel looked, and behold, there stood other two, ye one on this side of ye brinke of ye riuer, and the other on that side of ye brinke of the riuer.

Nearby Context

Daniel 12:3 And they that be wise, shall shine, as ye brightnes of the firmament: and they that turne many to righteousnes, shall shine as the starres, for euer and euer.

Daniel 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut vp the words, and seale the boke til the end of the time: many shall run to and from, and knowledge shall be increased.

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

Daniel 12:6 And one saide vnto the man clothed in linen, which was vpon ye waters of the riuer, When shalbe the ende of these wonders?

Daniel 12:7 And I heard ye man clothed in line which was vpon the waters of the riuer, when he helde vp his right hand, and his left hand vnto heauen, and sware by him that liueth for euer, that it shall tarie for a time, two times and an halfe: and when he shall haue accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "daniel", "looked", "behold", "stood", "other", "side", "brinke", and "riuer". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "daniel" and "looked", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "But thou O Daniel shut vp the..." into verse 6's "And one saide vnto the man clothed...", so "daniel" and "looked" 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 "daniel" and "looked" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.