English Standard Version
Daniel 11:44
44But news from the east and the north shall alarm him, and he shall go out with great fury to destroy and devote many to destruction.
Daniel 11:44 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
- New International Version (NIV)But reports from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will set out in a great rage to destroy and annihilate many.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But news from the east and the north shall trouble him; therefore he shall go out with great fury to destroy and annihilate many.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“But then news from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will set out in great anger to destroy and obliterate many.
Context of Daniel 11:44
42He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape. 43He shall become ruler of the treasures of gold and of silver, and all the precious things of Egypt, and the Libyans and the Cushites shall follow in his train. But news from the east and the north shall alarm him, and he shall go out with great fury to destroy and devote many to destruction. 45And he shall pitch his palatial tents between the sea and the glorious holy mountain. Yet he shall come to his end, with none to help him.
Read all of Daniel 11Daniel 11:44 word by word
וּשְׁמֻע֣וֹת יְבַהֲלֻ֔הוּ מִמִּזְרָ֖ח וּמִצָּפ֑וֹן וְיָצָא֙ בְּחֵמָ֣א גְדֹלָ֔ה לְהַשְׁמִ֥יד וּֽלְהַחֲרִ֖ים רַבִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- But tidingsשְׁמוּעָהshemû‛âh · tidingsH8052
- out of the eastמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
- and out of the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
- shall troubleבָּהַלbâhal · to dismayH926
- him: therefore he shall go forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- with greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- furyחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
- to destroyשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045
- and utterly to make awayחָרַםchâram · to devote/destroyH2763
- manyרַבrab · manyH7227
Cross-references for Daniel 11:44
- Daniel 11:11Then the king of the south, moved with rage, shall come out and fight against the king of the north. And he shall raise a great multitude, but it shall be given into his hand.
- Ezekiel 38:9You will advance, coming on like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your hordes, and many peoples with you.
- Revelation 16:12The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east.
- Revelation 17:13These are of one mind, and they hand over their power and authority to the beast.
- Revelation 19:19And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army.
Commentaries on Daniel 11:44
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 44But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him - This part of the prophecy is allowed to be yet unfulfilled; and what is portented, the course of prophetic events will show. Were we to understand it as applying to Antiochus, then the news might be of the preparations which he heard, that the provinces of the east, and Artaxerxes, king of Armenia, on the north were intending to rise up against him. But if the Turkish power be…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 44But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him - Shall disturb him, or alarm him. That is, he will hear something from those quarters that will disarrange all his other plans, or that will summon him forth in his last and final expedition - on that expedition in which “he will come to his end” Daniel 11:45, or which will be the end of this series of historical events. The reference here is to the winding up of this series of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-45Verses 31-45 The remainder of this prophecy is very difficult, and commentators differ much respecting it. From Antiochus the account seems to pass to antichrist. Reference seems to be made to the Roman empire, the fourth monarchy, in its pagan, early Christian, and papal states. The end of the Lord's anger against his people approaches, as well as the end of his patience towards his enemies. If we would escape the ruin of the infidel, the idolater, the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 40-45Most commentators believe these verses describe the end of history (compare Mark 13:14; 2 Thessalonians 2:3–12; Revelation 19:19–21). These verses reflect the actions of Antiochus IV, but there is no historical record of these events. Antiochus serves as a model for future rulers who oppose the God of gods.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4444. tidings out of the east and out of the north--Artaxias, king of Armenia, his vassal, had revolted in the north, and Arsaces, leader of the Parthians, in the east (1 Maccabees 3:10, &c., 1 Maccabees 3:37; Tacitus, Histories, 5.8). In 147 B.C. Antiochus went on the expedition against them, on the return from which he died. great fury--at the Jews, on account of their successes under Judas Maccabeus, whence he desired to replenish his treasury with means…Read the comment
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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
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