Daniel 12:2-3
New King James Version
2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake,
(A)Some to everlasting life,
Some to shame (B)and everlasting [a]contempt.
3 Those who are wise shall (C)shine
Like the brightness of the firmament,
(D)And those who turn many to righteousness
(E)Like the stars forever and ever.
Footnotes
- Daniel 12:2 Lit. abhorrence
Daniel 12:2-3
English Standard Version
2 And many of those who (A)sleep in (B)the dust of the earth shall (C)awake, (D)some to everlasting life, and (E)some to shame and everlasting contempt. 3 (F)And those who are wise (G)shall shine like the brightness of the sky above;[a] and (H)those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.
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- Daniel 12:3 Hebrew the expanse; compare Genesis 1:6–8
Daniel 12:2-3
King James Version
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.
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