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Daniel 12:2 — And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake…
“And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.”
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The verses around Daniel 12:2.
1And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
2And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
3And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
4But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
Verse explanation
“Many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt” is one of the clearest passages on resurrection in the entire Old Testament — a theme little developed elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible, which makes this verse especially notable within the whole.
From the Daniel 12 study in Bible in Stories.
Daniel 12:2 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E muitos dos que dormem no pó da terra resuscitarão, uns para vida eterna, e outros para vergonha e para nojo eterno.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E muitos dos que dormem no pó da terra ressuscitarão, uns para a vida eterna, e outros para a vergonha e o desprezo eterno.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Millones dormidos en la tierra en la muerte despertarán, unos a la vida eterna, y otros a la vergüenza y a la desgracia eternas.
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