Daniel 11:22
20 In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or in battle.
21 In his place a despicable person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come in a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue.
Then a flood of forces will be swept away before him and destroyed, along with a prince of the covenant.
23 After an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully; for he will rise to power with only a few people.
24 In a time of peace, he will invade the richest provinces and do what his fathers and forefathers never did. He will lavish plunder, loot, and wealth on his followers, and he will plot against the strongholds—but only for a time.
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.
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- BSB
- Then a flood of forces will be swept away before him and destroyed, along with a prince of the covenant.
- KJV
- And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.
- WEB
- The overwhelming forces will be overwhelmed from before him, and will be broken. Yes, also the prince of the covenant.
- ASV
- And the overwhelming forces shall be overwhelmed from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.
- DARBY
- And the overflowing forces shall be overflowed from before him, and shall be broken: yea, also the prince of the covenant.
- BLB
- And the arms of the flood will be swept away from before him, and they will be broken, and also the prince of the covenant.
- ÅB
- Og de oversvømmende hærer[^30] skal oversvømmes av ham og tilintetgjøres, og likeså forbundsfyrsten[^31];
- OTB
- Så vil en overveldende styrke bli feid bort foran ham; både den og en fyrste av pakten vil bli ødelagt.
- B1930
- Og de oversvømmende hærer skal oversvømmes av ham og tilintetgjøres, og likeså forbundsfyrsten; / < d.e. den egyptiske hær.> / < den egyptiske konge Ptolemeus Filometor.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Daniel 9:26
Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.
Read in contextDaniel 11:10
But his sons will stir up strife and assemble a great army, which will advance forcefully, sweeping through like a flood, and will again carry the battle as far as his fortress.
Read in contextDaniel 8:10–11
It grew as high as the host of heaven, and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the earth, and trampled them.
Read in contextDaniel 8:25
Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands.
Read in contextRevelation 12:15–16
Then from the mouth of the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.
Read in contextIsaiah 8:7–8
the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates — the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks.
Read in contextAmos 9:5
The Lord GOD of Hosts, He who touches the earth and it melts, and all its dwellers mourn— all the land rises like the Nile, then sinks like the river of Egypt—
Read in contextAmos 8:8
Will not the land quake for this, and all its dwellers mourn? All of it will swell like the Nile; it will surge and then subside like the Nile in Egypt.
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