Daniel 12:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Daniel 12:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Daniel 12:2 is a verse from the book of Daniel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everla..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Daniel 12:2 — KJV
“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)
Daniel 12:2 in Context — About the Book of Daniel
Daniel proves you can serve God at full integrity inside a hostile empire. Lions' den, fiery furnace, interpreted dreams, and twenty-one-day prayer battles — Daniel and his friends out-pray and out-live every decree against them, while visions unveil God's rule over all kingdoms and centuries.
Cross-References for Daniel 12:2
“Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 12:2: dust, earth, life
“Thy 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.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 12:2: dust, earth, awake
“And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. nursing fathers: Heb. nourishers queens: Heb. princesses”
Shares key themes with Daniel 12:2: dust, earth, shame
“Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.”
Shares key themes with Daniel 12:2: awake, some, shame
“And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl...: Heb. let fowl fly open...: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven”
Shares key themes with Daniel 12:2: earth, life
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