Daniel 12:10

Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — An angel addresses Daniel regarding sealed visions that remain hidden until the time of the end. This declaration immediately precedes a timeline marker concerning the abolition of the daily sacrifice.

The words — יִ֠תְבָּֽרֲרוּ (Yit.ba.ra.ru) denotes a future action of purging or purifying, while יָבִ֖ינוּ (ya.Vi.nu) literally means they will understand or perceive.

The thread — The contrast between the wicked persisting in unrighteousness and the wise gaining understanding echoes Revelation 22:11 and Hosea 14:9, while the refining language parallels Daniel 11:35.

Why it lands — The text states that moral and spiritual trajectories harden: the wicked persist in wickedness and cannot comprehend, while the wise will understand. It asks the reader to recognize that discernment is reserved for those undergoing refinement, not for those entrenched in rebellion.

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The Hebrew words

יִ֠תְבָּֽרֲרוּYit.ba.ra.ruthey will purge themselves וְיִֽתְלַבְּנ֤וּve./yit.la.be.Nuand/ they may purify themselves וְיִצָּֽרְפוּ֙ve./yi.tza.re.Fuso/ they may be refined רַבִּ֔יםra.Bimmany [people]וְהִרְשִׁ֣יעוּve./hir.Shi.'uand/ they will act wickedly רְשָׁעִ֔יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]וְלֹ֥אve./Lo'and/ not יָבִ֖ינוּya.Vi.nuthey will understand כָּל־kol-any רְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]וְהַמַּשְׂכִּלִ֖יםve./ha./mas.ki.Limand/ those/ [who] have insight יָבִֽינוּ׃ya.Vi.nuthey will understand

King James Version

Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.

Cross-references

Revelation 22:11 Let the unrighteous continue to be unrighteous, and the vile continue to be vile; let the righteous continue to practice righteousness, and the holy continue to be holy.”
Daniel 11:35 Some of the wise will fall so that they may be refined, purified, and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.
Hosea 14:9 Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.
John 8:47 Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
2 Thessalonians 2:10 and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.
Revelation 9:20 Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.
Proverbs 2:1 My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,
Isaiah 32:6 For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.
1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
Luke 24:25 Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!