Daniel 12:10 (LSB)

Passage

Many will be purged, purified, and refined, but the wicked will act wickedly; and none of the wicked will understand, but those who have insight will understand.

Nearby Context

Daniel 12:8 As for me, I heard but could not understand; so I said, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these events?”

Daniel 12:9 Then he said, “Go your way, Daniel, for these words are concealed and sealed up until the time of the end.

Daniel 12:10 Many will be purged, purified, and refined, but the wicked will act wickedly; and none of the wicked will understand, but those who have insight will understand.

Daniel 12:11 But from the time that the regular sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days.

Daniel 12:12 How blessed is he who keeps waiting and reaches the 1,335 days!

Study Lenses

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

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