Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
wise— (Proverbs 11:30). Answering to "they that understand" (Daniel 11:33, Daniel 11:35), the same Hebrew, Maskilim; Israelites who, though in Jerusalem when wickedness is coming to a head, are found intelligent witnesses against it. As then they appeared worn out with persecutions (typically, of Antiochus; antitypically, of Antichrist); so now in the resurrection they "shine as the brightness of the firmament." The design of past afflictions here appears "to make them white" (Matthew 13:43; Revelation 7:9, Revelation 7:14).
turn . . . to righteousness—literally, "justify," that is, convert many to justification through Christ (James 5:20).
stars— (I Corinthians 15:41-42).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Daniel 12:3:
Job 22:2
Song of Solomon 6:10
Daniel 8:10
Daniel 12:1
Daniel 12:2
Malachi 2:6
1 Corinthians 15:41
2 Thessalonians 2:7
Revelation 1:20
Revelation 10:5
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