Daniel 7:25He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High; and he shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.
The setting
Babylon, ~553 BC. Daniel sees a ruler who will blaspheme God and persecute believers for exactly 3.5 years...
The emotion here: grieved at seeing future suffering of God's people
The original word
bela (בלא) — to wear out, to exhaust through constant pressure and harassment
Why it matters
The phrase 'time, times, and half a time' equals exactly 42 months or 1,260 days
Read with care
What most readers miss in Daniel 7:25
The persecution has a precise time limit — not endless suffering but measured judgment
Common misconceptionMany think this describes past persecution under Antiochus Epiphanes, but the time periods don't match. This is future persecution that will be more intense but shorter than any in history.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Daniel 7:25
Bible Genome reading
Daniel 7:25 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Daniel 7:25 comes from the book of Daniel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Daniel. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the vision genre of biblical literature. Key themes include persecution, blasphemy. Notable phrases: speak words against the Most High; wear out the saints. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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