Daniel 11:29

Daniel 11:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.
• New International Version (NIV)“At the appointed time he will invade the South again, but this time the outcome will be different from what it was before.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"At the time appointed he shall return and come into the south, but it shall not be this time as it was before.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“At the appointed time he shall return and go toward the south; but it shall not be like the former or the latter.

Context of Daniel 11:29

27These two kings will sit at the same table to make plans. But they will deceive each other with evil lies. Their plans will be useless. God has already decided when their time as kings will finish. 28Then the king of the north will return to his own country. He will take many valuable things with him. As he returns, he will cause trouble for the people who obey God's covenant. He will do whatever he wants to do against them. Then he will continue his journey back to his own country. At the time that God chooses, the king will attack the south again. This time the result will be different from the first time. 30People will come in ships from the west to attack him. He will be afraid and he will turn back. He will be angry as he travels home. So he will cause more trouble for the people who obey God's covenant. He will give honour to those people who turn away from the holy covenant. 31He will send his soldiers to attack Jerusalem's strong place. They will go into the holy place of the temple and they will make it unclean. They will stop people from offering the sacrifices each day. They will put a disgusting thing that causes trouble in the holy place.

Daniel 11:29 word by word

לַמּוֹעֵ֥ד יָשׁ֖וּב וּבָ֣א בַנֶּ֑גֶב וְלֹֽא־תִהְיֶ֥ה כָרִאשֹׁנָ֖ה וְכָאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• At the time appointedמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meeting: time appointedH4150
• he shall returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• and comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• toward the southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · southH5045
• but it shall not be as the formerרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · first: previousH7223
• or as the latterאַחֲרוֹן'achăryôn 'achărôn · lastH314

Cross-references for Daniel 11:29

• Daniel 8:19Then he said to me, ‘I will tell you what will happen at the end of time. It will be a time when God is very angry. The vision shows what will happen at the time that God has chosen. That will be the time for everything to finish.
• Daniel 10:1In the third year that King Cyrus ruled Persia, God gave a message to Daniel. (Daniel's other name was Belteshazzar.) The message was true. It was about a great war. Daniel had a vision which helped him to understand the message.
• Isaiah 14:31Gate of the city, weep! City, cry out in pain! You Philistine people should be very afraid! See that cloud of smoke in the north! It is the dust of an army that is marching towards you. Their soldiers are ready to fight, and none of them is afraid.
• Acts 17:26God first made one man. From that one man he made all the different groups of people. He caused them to live in different places all over the world. He decided where each group of people should live. He also decided how long they should live in each place.
• Galatians 4:2He has to wait until the time that his father has decided. Until then, the son has to obey his teachers and the guides who take care of him.
• Daniel 11:23He will agree to be friends with other leaders. But then he will deceive them. He will become more and more powerful, but he will rule only a few people.

Commentaries on Daniel 11:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29At the time appointed he shall return - Finding that his treachery was detected, and that the two brothers had united their counsel and strength for their mutual support, he threw off the mask; and having collected a great army early in the spring, he passed through Coelesyria; entered Egypt; and the inhabitants of Memphis having submitted to him, he came by easy marches to Alexandria. But, says the prophet, "it shall not be as the former or as the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29At the time appointed - In the purposes of God. See the notes at Daniel 11:27. That is, at the time when God shall design to accomplish his own purposes in regard to him. The idea is, that there was a definite period in the Divine Mind in which all this was to be done, and that when this should occur Antiochus would return again to invade Egypt. He shall return, and come toward the south - With an intention of invading Egypt. The occasion of this invasion…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-35Antiochus IV invaded the south (Egypt) again (see Polybius, Histories 29.1). The warships from western coastlands refer to the Romans. The Roman general Popilius Laenas drew a circle in the sand, made Antiochus stand inside it, and forced him to decide whether to return home or prepare for war with Rome before leaving the circle. Fearing the Roman fleet, Antiochus chose to withdraw and return home. He then took out his anger and humiliation on the Jews…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. At the time appointed--"the time" spoken of in Da 11:27. return--his second open invasion of Egypt. Ptolemy Philometer, suspecting Antiochus' designs with Physcon, hired mercenaries from Greece. Whereupon Antiochus advanced with a fleet and an army, demanding the cession to him of Cyprus, Pelusium, and the country adjoining the Pelusiac mouth of the Nile. it shall not be as the former--not successful as the former expedition. Popilius Loenas, the…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Antiochus
• Forecast
• Obtain
• Push
• Seal
• Alexandria
• Daniel, Book of
• Ptolemy
• forsake, forsaken, leave

Commentaries on Daniel 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings