KJV King James Version
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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Daniel 12:2
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.
WEB World English Bible
Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘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.
Surrounding 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.
5 Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְרַבִּ֕יםH7227 · ravmanyמִיְּשֵׁנֵ֥יH3463 · ya.shensleepingאַדְמַת־H127 · a.da.mahland: soilעָפָ֖רH6083 · a.phardustיָקִ֑יצוּH6974 · qutsto awakeאֵ֚לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseלְחַיֵּ֣יH2416 · chayaliveעוֹלָ֔םH5769 · o.lamforever: enduringוְאֵ֥לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseלַחֲרָפ֖וֹתH2781 · cher.pahreproachלְדִרְא֥וֹןH1860 · de.ra.onabhorrenceעוֹלָֽם׃ סH5769 · o.lamforever: enduring
Cross-references
John 5:28-29Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,Isaiah 26:19Thy dead [men] shall live, [together with] my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew [is as] the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.Matthew 25:46And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.Ezekiel 37:12Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is [the book] of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.1 Corinthians 15:51-54Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,Acts 24:15And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.1 Thessalonians 4:14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.Ezekiel 37:1-4The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which [was] full of bones,Job 19:25-27For I know [that] my redeemer liveth, and [that] he shall stand at the latter [day] upon the earth:1 Corinthians 15:20-22But now is Christ risen from the dead, [and] become the firstfruits of them that slept.John 11:23-26Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.Isaiah 66:24And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.Hosea 13:14I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.Matthew 22:29-32Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.Jeremiah 20:11But the LORD [is] with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: [their] everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.Romans 9:21Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
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