“But you, go your way till the end; for you shall rest, and will arise to your inheritance at the end of the days.”
Parallel translations
- WEB But go you your way until the end; for you shall rest, and shall stand in your lot, at the end of the days.
- KJV But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.
- BSB But as for you, go on your way until the end. You will rest, and will arise to your inheritance at the end of the days.”
- NASB But as for you, go your way to the end; then you will rest and rise for your allotted portion at the end of the age.”
- NLT “As for you, go your way until the end. You will rest, and then at the end of the days, you will rise again to receive the inheritance set aside for you.”
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Quick answer
Daniel is told to go his way until the end, for he will rest and then rise to receive his appointed inheritance at the end of the days.
Overview
The book closes with a tender personal promise: Daniel may live out his remaining days in peace, will die ('rest'), and will 'stand' again to receive his portion at the resurrection. This is one of the Old Testament's clearest hopes of bodily resurrection and eternal reward for the faithful. For Christians it points forward to the resurrection secured by Christ, the firstfruits, in whom every believer's 'lot' or inheritance is guaranteed.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Rev 14:13I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write, ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them.”
- 2 Tim 4:7–8I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.
- 2 Cor 5:1For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.
- Zech 3:7“Yahweh of Armies says: ‘If you will walk in my ways, and if you will follow my instructions, then you also shall judge my house, and shall also keep my courts, and I will give you a place of access among these who stand by.
- Dan 12:3Those who are wise shall shine as the brightness of the expanse; and those who turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.
- Isa 57:1–2The righteous perish, and no one lays it to heart. Merciful men are taken away, and no one considers that the righteous is taken away from the evil.
- Matt 19:28Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Luke 21:36Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
- Luke 2:29–30“Now you are releasing your servant, Master, according to your word, in peace;
- Jude 1:14–15About these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones,
- Ps 16:5Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
- 2 Th 1:7and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,
- Ps 1:5Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
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