Daniel 12:3
Alleluia, alleluia. They that are learned shall shine as the brightness of the firmament.
Haydock
Verse 3. Learned in the law of God and true wisdom, which consists in knowing and loving God. Ch. — Heb. “instructors.” — Instruct. Heb. “justify,” in the same sense. The Machabees and other priests, &c. who instructed people in the law, and stood up for its defence, may be meant. C. — “There is as much difference between a learned sanctity and a holy rusticity, as there is between heaven and the stars.” S. Jer. — Teachers, martyrs, and virgins are entitled to an aureola, or accidental reward, besides the essential beatitude. W. — Many. Th. and the Vulg. read, “and of the just many shall be like for an age and after.” S. Jer.