And I hear the one clothed in linen, who <FI>is<Fi> upon the waters of the flood, and he doth lift up his right hand and his left unto the heavens, and sweareth by Him who is living to the age, that, `After a time, times, and a half, and at the completion of the scattering of the power of the holy people, finished are all these.'
Daniel 12:5 And I have looked--I, Daniel--and lo, two others are standing, one here at the edge of the flood, and one there at the edge of the flood,
Daniel 12:6 and he saith to the one clothed in linen, who <FI>is<Fi> upon the waters of the flood, `Till when <FI>is<Fi> the end of these wonders?'
Daniel 12:7 And I hear the one clothed in linen, who <FI>is<Fi> upon the waters of the flood, and he doth lift up his right hand and his left unto the heavens, and sweareth by Him who is living to the age, that, `After a time, times, and a half, and at the completion of the scattering of the power of the holy people, finished are all these.'
Daniel 12:8 And I have heard, and I do not understand, and I say, `O my lord, what <FI>is<Fi> the latter end of these?'
Daniel 12:9 And he saith, `Go, Daniel; for hidden and sealed <FI>are<Fi> the things till the time of the end;
The verse centers on "hear", "clothed", "linen", "upon", "waters", "flood", "doth", and "lift". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hear" and "clothed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 6's "and he saith to the one clothed..." into verse 8's "And I have heard and I do...", so "hear" and "clothed" 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 "hear" and "clothed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.