² And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate,^(A) which faces north, each with a war club in his hand. There was another man among them, clothed in linen,^(B) carrying writing equipment. They came and stood beside the bronze altar.

⁶ One of them said to the man dressed in linen,^(A) who was above the water of the river,^(B) “How long until the end^(C) of these wondrous things?” ⁷ Then I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above the water of the river. He raised both his hands^[a](D) toward heaven and swore by him who lives eternally^(E) that it would be for a time, times, and half a time.^(F) When the power of the holy people is shattered, all these things will be completed.