Daniel 12:8
“And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And I heard, but understood not,.... Daniel heard what Christ said, in answer to the angel, but he did not understand…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And I heard, but I understood not - He understood not the full significance of the language employed - “a time, and…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
I heard, but I understand not - Could not comprehend what the time, times, and half time should refer to. These make…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Daniel 12:5-13
Daniel had been made to foresee the amazing revolutions of states and kingdoms, as far as the Israel of God was…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Daniel 12:8-13
The answer was far from explicit, so that Daniel did not understand it: he accordingly asked for more definite…
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