Daniel 11:22
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.
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.
23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even 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
And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
Read in contextDaniel 11:10
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.
Read in contextDaniel 8:10–11
And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
Read in contextDaniel 8:25
And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
Read in contextRevelation 12:15–16
And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
Read in contextIsaiah 8:7–8
Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:
Read in contextAmos 9:5
And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
Read in contextAmos 8:8
Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
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