· Translation: KJV

Daniel 12:11From the time that the continual burnt offering shall be taken away, and the abomination that makes desolate set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred ninety days.

The setting

Babylon, ~536 BC. Daniel, now in his 80s, receives his final vision by the Tigris River in modern-day Iraq...

The emotion here: overwhelmed by visions of future suffering

The original word

shiqqutz (שִׁקּוּץ) — detestable thing, abomination that defiles sacred space

Why it matters

This 1,290-day period may have been fulfilled when Antiochus IV desecrated the temple in 167 BC

Read with care

What most readers miss in Daniel 12:11

Daniel is given precise timing for events he'll never live to see

Common misconceptionPeople assume this is only about the distant future, but it likely had a historical fulfillment in the Maccabean period, showing God's precision in both near and far prophecy.

Bible Genome reading

Daniel 12:11 — Bible Genome reading

Speakerclothed_man
EraExile
Primary emotionanxious
Literary typeprophecy
MarkProphecy

Emotional genome

Comfort power30%
Quotability60%
Memorability70%
Crisis relevance80%
Standalone40%
Themes:persecutiondesolationend times

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Daniel 12:11 comes from the book of Daniel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to clothed_man. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include persecution, desolation, end times. Notable phrases: continual offering taken away; abomination that makes desolate. This verse contains prophecy.

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