Daniel 12:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Daniel 12:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Daniel 12:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Daniel 12:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.”
Daniel 12:2 — World English Bible
Daniel 12:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Daniel 12:2 — American Standard Version
Daniel 12:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And the multitude of those sleeping in the dust of the ground do awake, some to life age-during, and some to reproaches--to abhorrence age-during.”
Daniel 12:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Daniel 12:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame, to everlasting contempt.”
Daniel 12:2 — Darby Translation
Daniel 12:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And many of them that sleepe in the dust of the earth, shall awake, some to euerlasting life, and some to shame and perpetuall contempt.”
Daniel 12:2 — Geneva Bible
Daniel 12:2 in Context — Daniel 12
1 And 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.
2 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.
3 And 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.
4 But 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.
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What Does Daniel 12:2 Mean?
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