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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