Daniel 11
WEB·Daniel 11
1“As for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.
KJVAlso I in the firstH259 yearH8141 of DariusH1867 the MedeH4075, even I, stoodH5977 to confirmH2388(H8688) and to strengthenH4581 him.
2 “Now I will show you the truth. Behold, three more kings will stand up in Persia. The fourth will be far richer than all of them. When he has grown strong through his riches, he will stir up all against the realm of Greece.
KJVAnd now will I shewH5046(H8686) thee the truthH571. Behold, there shall stand upH5975(H8802) yet threeH7969 kingsH4428 in PersiaH6539; and the fourthH7243 shall be farH6239 richerH6238(H8686) than they allH1419: and by his strengthH2393 through his richesH6239 he shall stir upH5782(H8686) all against the realmH4438 of GreciaH3120.
3 A mighty king will stand up, who will rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
KJVAnd a mightyH1368 kingH4428 shall stand upH5975(H8804), that shall ruleH4910(H8804) with greatH7227 dominionH4474, and doH6213(H8804) according to his willH7522.
4 When he stands up, his kingdom will be broken and will be divided toward the four winds of the sky, but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom will be plucked up, even for others besides these.
KJVAnd when he shall stand upH5975(H8800), his kingdomH4438 shall be brokenH7665(H8735), and shall be dividedH2673(H8735) toward the fourH702 windsH7307 of heavenH8064; and not to his posterityH319, nor according to his dominionH4915 which he ruledH4910(H8804): for his kingdomH4438 shall be plucked upH5428(H8735), even for othersH312 beside those.
5 “The king of the south will be strong. One of his princes will become stronger than him, and have dominion. His dominion will be a great dominion.
KJVAnd the kingH4428 of the southH5045 shall be strongH2388(H8799), and one of his princesH8269; and he shall be strongH2388(H8799) above him, and have dominionH4910(H8804); his dominionH4475 shall be a greatH7227 dominionH4474.
6 At the end of years they will join themselves together; and the daughter of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make an agreement, but she will not retain the strength of her arm. He will also not stand, nor will his arm; but she will be given up, with those who brought her, and he who became the father of her, and he who strengthened her in those times.
KJVAnd in the endH7093 of yearsH8141 they shall join themselves togetherH2266(H8691); for the king'sH4428 daughterH1323 of the southH5045 shall comeH935(H8799) to the kingH4428 of the northH6828 to makeH6213(H8800) an agreementH4339: but she shall not retainH6113(H8799) the powerH3581 of the armH2220; neither shall he standH5975(H8799), nor his armH2220: but she shall be given upH5414(H8735), and they that broughtH935(H8688) her, and he that begatH3205(H8802) her, and he that strengthenedH2388(H8688) her in these timesH6256.
7 “But out of a shoot from her roots one will stand up in his place, who will come to the army and will enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and will deal against them and will prevail.
KJVBut out of a branchH5342 of her rootsH8328 shall one stand upH5975(H8804) in his estateH3653, which shall comeH935(H8799) with an armyH2428, and shall enterH935(H8799) into the fortressH4581 of the kingH4428 of the northH6828, and shall dealH6213(H8804) against them, and shall prevailH2388(H8689):
8 He will also carry their gods with their molten images, and with their goodly vessels of silver and of gold, captive into Egypt. He will refrain some years from the king of the north.
KJVAnd shall also carryH935(H8686) captivesH7628 into EgyptH4714 their godsH430, with their princesH5257, and with their preciousH2532 vesselsH3627 of silverH3701 and of goldH2091; and he shall continueH5975(H8799) more yearsH8141 than the kingH4428 of the northH6828.
9 He will come into the realm of the king of the south, but he will return into his own land.
KJVSo the kingH4428 of the southH5045 shall comeH935(H8804) into his kingdomH4438, and shall returnH7725(H8804) into his own landH127.
10 His sons will wage war, and will assemble a multitude of great forces which will come on, and overflow, and pass through. They will return and wage war, even to his fortress.
KJVBut his sonsH1121 shall be stirred upH1624(H8691), and shall assembleH622(H8804) a multitudeH1995 of greatH7227 forcesH2428: and one shall certainlyH935(H8800) comeH935(H8804), and overflowH7857(H8804), and pass throughH5674(H8804): then shall he returnH7725(H8799), and be stirred upH1624(H8691), even to his fortressH4581.
11 “The king of the south will be moved with anger and will come out and fight with him, even with the king of the north. He will send out a great multitude, and the multitude will be given into his hand.
KJVAnd the kingH4428 of the southH5045 shall be moved with cholerH4843(H8698), and shall come forthH3318(H8804) and fightH3898(H8738) with him, even with the kingH4428 of the northH6828: and he shall set forthH5975(H8689) a greatH7227 multitudeH1995; but the multitudeH1995 shall be givenH5414(H8738) into his handH3027.
12 The multitude will be carried off, and his heart will be exalted. He will cast down tens of thousands, but he won’t prevail.
KJVAnd when he hath taken awayH5375(H8738) the multitudeH1995, his heartH3824 shall be lifted upH7311(H8804)(H8675)H7311(H8799); and he shall cast downH5307(H8689) many ten thousandsH7239: but he shall not be strengthenedH5810(H8799) by it.
13 The king of the north will return, and will send out a multitude greater than the former. He will come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with abundant supplies.
KJVFor the kingH4428 of the northH6828 shall returnH7725(H8804), and shall set forthH5975(H8689) a multitudeH1995 greaterH7227 than the formerH7223, and shall certainlyH935(H8800) comeH935(H8799) afterH7093 certainH6256 yearsH8141 with a greatH1419 armyH2428 and with muchH7227 richesH7399.
14 “In those times many will stand up against the king of the south. Also the children of the violent among your people will lift themselves up to establish the vision, but they will fall.
KJVAnd in those timesH6256 there shall manyH7227 stand upH5975(H8799) against the kingH4428 of the southH5045: also the robbersH1121H6530 of thy peopleH5971 shall exaltH5375(H8691) themselves to establishH5975(H8687) the visionH2377; but they shall fallH3782(H8738).
15 So the king of the north will come and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city. The forces of the south won’t stand, neither will his select troops, neither will there be any strength to stand.
KJVSo the kingH4428 of the northH6828 shall comeH935(H8799), and cast upH8210(H8799) a mountH5550, and takeH3920(H8804) the most fencedH4013 citiesH5892: and the armsH2220 of the southH5045 shall not withstandH5975(H8799), neither his chosenH4005 peopleH5971, neither shall there be any strengthH3581 to withstandH5975(H8800).
16 But he who comes against him will do according to his own will, and no one will stand before him. He will stand in the glorious land, and destruction will be in his hand.
KJVBut he that comethH935(H8802) against him shall doH6213(H8799) according to his own willH7522, and none shall standH5975(H8802) beforeH6440 him: and he shall standH5975(H8799) in the gloriousH6643 landH776, which by his handH3027 shall be consumedH3617.
17 He will set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and with him equitable conditions. He will perform them. He will give him the daughter of women, to destroy the kingdom, but she will not stand, and won’t be for him.
KJVHe shall also setH7760(H8799) his faceH6440 to enterH935(H8800) with the strengthH8633 of his whole kingdomH4438, and upright onesH3477 with him; thus shall he doH6213(H8804): and he shall giveH5414(H8799) him the daughterH1323 of womenH802, corruptingH7843(H8687) her: but she shall not standH5975(H8799) on his side, neither be for him.
18 After this he will turn his face to the islands, and will take many, but a prince will cause the reproach offered by him to cease. Yes, moreover, he will cause his reproach to turn on him.
KJVAfter this shall he turnH7760(H8799)(H8675)H7725(H8686) his faceH6440 unto the islesH339, and shall takeH3920(H8804) manyH7227: but a princeH7101 for his own behalf shall cause the reproachH2781 offered by him to ceaseH7673(H8689); withoutH1115 his own reproachH2781 he shall cause it to turnH7725(H8686) upon him.
19 Then he will turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; but he will stumble and fall, and won’t be found.
KJVThen he shall turnH7725(H8686) his faceH6440 toward the fortH4581 of his own landH776: but he shall stumbleH3782(H8738) and fallH5307(H8804), and not be foundH4672(H8735).
20 “Then one who will cause a tax collector to pass through the kingdom to maintain its glory will stand up in his place; but within few days he shall be destroyed, not in anger, and not in battle.
KJVThen shall stand upH5975(H8804) in his estateH3653 a raiserH5674(H8688) of taxesH5065(H8802) in the gloryH1925 of the kingdomH4438: but within fewH259 daysH3117 he shall be destroyedH7665(H8735), neither in angerH639, nor in battleH4421.
21 “In his place a contemptible person will stand up, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom; but he will come in time of security, and will obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
KJVAnd in his estateH3653 shall stand upH5975(H8804) a vile personH959(H8737), to whom they shall not giveH5414(H8804) the honourH1935 of the kingdomH4438: but he shall comeH935(H8804) in peaceablyH7962, and obtainH2388(H8689) the kingdomH4438 by flatteriesH2519.
22 The overwhelming forces will be overwhelmed from before him, and will be broken. Yes, also the prince of the covenant.
KJVAnd with the armsH2220 of a floodH7858 shall they be overflownH7857(H8735) from beforeH6440 him, and shall be brokenH7665(H8735); yea, also the princeH5057 of the covenantH1285.
23 After the treaty made with him he will work deceitfully; for he will come up and will become strong with few people.
KJVAnd after the leagueH2266(H8692) made with him he shall workH6213(H8799) deceitfullyH4820: for he shall come upH5927(H8804), and shall become strongH6105(H8804) with a smallH4592 peopleH1471.
24 In time of security he will come even on the fattest places of the province. He will do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers. He will scatter among them prey, plunder, and wealth. Yes, he will devise his plans against the strongholds, but only for a time.
KJVHe shall enterH935(H8799) peaceablyH7962 even upon the fattest placesH4924 of the provinceH4082; and he shall doH6213(H8804) that which his fathersH1 have not doneH6213(H8804), nor his fathersH1' fathersH1; he shall scatterH967(H8799) among them the preyH961, and spoilH7998, and richesH7399: yea, and he shall forecastH2803(H8762) his devicesH4284 against the strong holdsH4013, even for a timeH6256.
25 “He will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south will wage war in battle with an exceedingly great and mighty army, but he won’t stand; for they will devise plans against him.
KJVAnd he shall stir upH5782(H8686) his powerH3581 and his courageH3824 against the kingH4428 of the southH5045 with a greatH1419 armyH2428; and the kingH4428 of the southH5045 shall be stirred upH1624(H8691) to battleH4421 with a veryH3966 greatH1419 and mightyH6099 armyH2428; but he shall not standH5975(H8799): for they shall forecastH2803(H8799) devicesH4284 against him.
26 Yes, those who eat of his delicacies will destroy him, and his army will be swept away. Many will fall down slain.
KJVYea, they that feedH398(H8802) of the portion of his meatH6598 shall destroyH7665(H8799) him, and his armyH2428 shall overflowH7857(H8799): and manyH7227 shall fallH5307(H8804) down slainH2491.
27 As for both these kings, their hearts will be to do evil, and they will speak lies at one table; but it won’t prosper, for the end will still be at the appointed time.
KJVAnd bothH8147 these kingsH4428' heartsH3824 shall be to do mischiefH4827(H8688)H7451, and they shall speakH1696(H8762) liesH3577 at oneH259 tableH7979; but it shall not prosperH6743(H8799): for yet the endH7093 shall be at the time appointedH4150.
28 Then he will return into his land with great wealth. His heart will be against the holy covenant. He will take action, and return to his own land.
KJVThen shall he returnH7725(H8804) into his landH776 with greatH1419 richesH7399; and his heartH3824 shall be against the holyH6944 covenantH1285; and he shall doH6213(H8804) exploits, and returnH7725(H8799) to his own landH776.
29 “He will return at the appointed time and come into the south; but it won’t be in the latter time as it was in the former.
KJVAt the time appointedH4150 he shall returnH7725(H8799), and comeH935(H8804) toward the southH5045; but it shall not be as the formerH7223, or as the latterH314.
30 For ships of Kittim will come against him. Therefore he will be grieved, and will return, and have indignation against the holy covenant, and will take action. He will even return, and have regard to those who forsake the holy covenant.
KJVFor the shipsH6716 of ChittimH3794 shall comeH935(H8804) against him: therefore he shall be grievedH3512(H8738), and returnH7725(H8804), and have indignationH2194(H8804) against the holyH6944 covenantH1285: so shall he doH6213(H8804); he shall even returnH7725(H8804), and have intelligenceH995(H8799) with them that forsakeH5800(H8802) the holyH6944 covenantH1285.
31 “Forces from him will profane the sanctuary, even the fortress, and will take away the continual burnt offering. Then they will set up the abomination that makes desolate.
KJVAnd armsH2220 shall standH5975(H8799) on his part, and they shall polluteH2490(H8765) the sanctuaryH4720 of strengthH4581, and shall take awayH5493(H8689) the dailyH8548 sacrifice, and they shall placeH5414(H8804) the abominationH8251 that maketh desolateH8074(H8789).
32 He will corrupt those who do wickedly against the covenant by flatteries; but the people who know their God will be strong and take action.
KJVAnd such as do wickedlyH7561(H8688) against the covenantH1285 shall he corruptH2610(H8686) by flatteriesH2514: but the peopleH5971 that do knowH3045(H8802) their GodH430 shall be strongH2388(H8686), and doH6213(H8804) exploits.
33 “Those who are wise among the people will instruct many; yet they will fall by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder, many days.
KJVAnd they that understandH7919(H8688) among the peopleH5971 shall instructH995(H8799) manyH7227: yet they shall fallH3782(H8738) by the swordH2719, and by flameH3852, by captivityH7628, and by spoilH961, many daysH3117.
34 Now when they fall, they will be helped with a little help; but many will join themselves to them with flatteries.
KJVNow when they shall fallH3782(H8736), they shall be holpenH5826(H8735) with a littleH4592 helpH5828: but manyH7227 shall cleaveH3867(H8738) to them with flatteriesH2519.
35 Some of those who are wise will fall—to refine them, and to purify, and to make them white, even to the time of the end, because it is yet for the time appointed.
KJVAnd some of them of understandingH7919(H8688) shall fallH3782(H8735), to tryH6884(H8800) them, and to purgeH1305(H8763), and to make them whiteH3835(H8687), even to the timeH6256 of the endH7093: because it is yet for a time appointedH4150.
36 “The king will do according to his will. He will exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and will speak marvelous things against the God of gods. He will prosper until the indignation is accomplished, for that which is determined will be done.
KJVAnd the kingH4428 shall doH6213(H8804) according to his willH7522; and he shall exaltH7311(H8709) himself, and magnifyH1431(H8691) himself above every godH410, and shall speakH1696(H8762) marvellous thingsH6381(H8737) against the GodH410 of godsH410, and shall prosperH6743(H8689) till the indignationH2195 be accomplishedH3615(H8804): for that that is determinedH2782(H8737) shall be doneH6213(H8738).
37 He won’t regard the gods of his fathers, or the desire of women, or regard any god; for he will magnify himself above all.
KJVNeither shall he regardH995(H8799) the GodH430 of his fathersH1, nor the desireH2532 of womenH802, nor regardH995(H8799) any godH433: for he shall magnifyH1431(H8691) himself above all.
38 But in their place, he will honor the god of fortresses. He will honor a god whom his fathers didn’t know with gold, silver, and with precious stones and pleasant things.
KJVBut in his estateH3653 shall he honourH3513(H8762) the GodH433 of forcesH4581: and a godH433 whom his fathersH1 knewH3045(H8804) not shall he honourH3513(H8762) with goldH2091, and silverH3701, and with preciousH3368 stonesH68, and pleasant thingsH2532.
39 He will deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god. He will increase with glory whoever acknowledges him. He will cause them to rule over many, and will divide the land for a price.
KJVThus shall he doH6213(H8804) in the most strongH4581 holdsH4013 with a strangeH5236 godH433, whom he shall acknowledgeH5234(H8686)(H8675)H5234(H8689) and increaseH7235(H8686) with gloryH3519: and he shall cause them to ruleH4910(H8689) over manyH7227, and shall divideH2505(H8762) the landH127 for gainH4242.
40 “At the time of the end the king of the south will contend with him; and the king of the north will come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, with horsemen, and with many ships. He will enter into the countries, and will overflow and pass through.
KJVAnd at the timeH6256 of the endH7093 shall the kingH4428 of the southH5045 pushH5055(H8691) at him: and the kingH4428 of the northH6828 shall come against him like a whirlwindH8175(H8691), with chariotsH7393, and with horsemenH6571, and with manyH7227 shipsH591; and he shall enterH935(H8804) into the countriesH776, and shall overflowH7857(H8804) and pass overH5674(H8804).
41 He will enter also into the glorious land, and many countries will be overthrown; but these will be delivered out of his hand: Edom, Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
KJVHe shall enterH935(H8804) also into the gloriousH6643 landH776, and manyH7227 countries shall be overthrownH3782(H8735): but these shall escapeH4422(H8735) out of his handH3027, even EdomH123, and MoabH4124, and the chiefH7225 of the childrenH1121 of AmmonH5983.
42 He will also stretch out his hand on the countries. The land of Egypt won’t escape.
KJVHe shall stretch forthH7971(H8799) his handH3027 also upon the countriesH776: and the landH776 of EgyptH4714 shall not escapeH6413.
43 But he will have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt. The Libyans and the Ethiopians will follow his steps.
KJVBut he shall have powerH4910(H8804) over the treasuresH4362 of goldH2091 and of silverH3701, and over all the preciousH2532 things of EgyptH4714: and the LibyansH3864 and the EthiopiansH3569 shall be at his stepsH4703.
44 But news out of the east and out of the north will trouble him; and he will go out with great fury to destroy and utterly to sweep away many.
KJVBut tidingsH8052 out of the eastH4217 and out of the northH6828 shall troubleH926(H8762) him: therefore he shall go forthH3318(H8804) with greatH1419 furyH2534 to destroyH8045(H8687), and utterly to make awayH2763(H8687) manyH7227.
45 He will plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the glorious holy mountain; yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.
KJVAnd he shall plantH5193(H8799) the tabernaclesH168 of his palaceH643 between the seasH3220 in the gloriousH6643 holyH6944 mountainH2022; yet he shall comeH935(H8804) to his endH7093, and none shall helpH5826(H8802) him.
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