Daniel 11:19
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.
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.
21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and be no more.
- KJV
- Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
- WEB
- Then he will turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; but he will stumble and fall, and won’t be found.
- ASV
- Then he shall turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found.
- DARBY
- And he shall turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; and he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
- BLB
- And he will turn his face toward the fortress of his own land, and he will stumble and fall, and he will not be found.
- ÅB
- Da skal han vende seg mot festningene i sitt eget land, men han snubler og faller og er ikke mere til.
- OTB
- Etter dette vil han vende tilbake mot festningene i sitt eget land, men vil snuble og falle, og vil ikke bli funnet.
- B1930
- Da skal han vende sig mot festningene i sitt eget land, men han snubler og faller og er ikke mere til.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 26:21
I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord GOD.
Read in contextPsalms 37:36
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Read in contextJeremiah 46:6
Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.
Read in contextJob 20:8
He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
Read in contextPsalms 27:2
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
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