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12 In an act of rebellion, another force will take control of the daily sacrifice. It will throw truth to the ground and will succeed in everything it does.[a]

How long?

13 I then heard a certain holy one speaking. A second holy one said to the first one: “How long will this vision last—the one concerning the daily sacrifice, the desolating rebellion, and the handing over of the sanctuary and its forces to be trampled?”

14 He said to me, “For two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary will be restored.”

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  1. Daniel 8:12 Heb uncertain

12 Because of rebellion, the Lord’s people[a] and the daily sacrifice were given over to it. It prospered in everything it did, and truth was thrown to the ground.(A)

13 Then I heard a holy one(B) speaking, and another holy one said to him, “How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled(C)—the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, the surrender of the sanctuary and the trampling underfoot(D) of the Lord’s people?”

14 He said to me, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be reconsecrated.”(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 8:12 Or rebellion, the armies