Daniel 11:10-20
King James Version
10 But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.
11 And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand.
12 And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.
13 For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.
14 And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
15 So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.
16 But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.
17 He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.
18 After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.
19 Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
20 Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
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Daniel 11:10-20
English Standard Version
10 “His sons shall wage war and assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall keep coming (A)and overflow and pass through, and again shall carry the war as far as his (B)fortress. 11 Then the king of the south, (C)moved with rage, shall come out and fight against the king of the north. (D)And he shall raise a great multitude, but it shall be given into his hand. 12 And when the multitude is taken away, his heart shall be exalted, and he shall cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail. 13 For the king of the north shall again (E)raise a multitude, greater than the first. And (F)after some years[a] he shall come on with a great army and abundant supplies.
14 “In those times many shall rise against the king of the south, and the violent among your own people shall lift themselves up in order to fulfill the vision, but (G)they shall fail. 15 Then the king of the north shall come and (H)throw up siegeworks and take a well-fortified city. And the forces of the south shall not stand, or even his best troops, for there shall be no strength to stand. 16 But he who comes against him shall (I)do as he wills, and (J)none shall stand before him. And he shall stand in (K)the glorious land, with destruction in his hand. 17 He shall (L)set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and he shall bring terms of an agreement and perform them. He shall give him the daughter of women to destroy the kingdom,[b] but it shall not stand or be to his advantage. 18 Afterward he shall turn his face to the coastlands and shall capture many of them, but a commander shall put an end to his insolence. Indeed,[c] he (M)shall turn his insolence back upon him. 19 Then he shall turn his face back toward the (N)fortresses of his own land, but he shall (O)stumble and fall, (P)and shall not be found.
20 “Then shall arise in his place one who shall send an (Q)exactor of tribute for the glory of the kingdom. But within a few days he shall be broken, neither in anger nor in battle.
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- Daniel 11:13 Hebrew at the end of the times
- Daniel 11:17 Hebrew her, or it
- Daniel 11:18 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
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