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Daniel 12:2 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Daniel 12:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Daniel chapter 12 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Daniel 12:2 (KJV)
Commentary on Daniel 12:2
This verse contains the Old Testament's clearest resurrection prophecy: "many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake." The phrase "sleep in the dust" represents death using common biblical euphemism (Psalm 13:3, John 11:11). The verb quts (קוּץ, "awake") means "to rouse" or "wake up," indicating resurrection as awakening from sleep. The word "many" (rabbim, רַבִּים) can mean "many" or "multitudes," possibly indicating all the dead rather than merely some.The bifurcated resurrection—"some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt"—introduces moral distinct...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Daniel 12:2
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“for the hour comes”
“you who dwell in the dust; for your dew is like the dew of herbs”
“but the righteous into eternal life.,And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.,,,,,,,,”
“and tell them”
“the great and the small”
“I tell you a mystery. We will not all sleep”
“which these also themselves look for”
“and he brought me out in the Spirit of Yahweh”
“even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.”
“But now is Christ risen from the dead”