Daniel 11:12

Daniel 11:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.
• New International Version (NIV)When the army is carried off, the king of the South will be filled with pride and will slaughter many thousands, yet he will not remain triumphant.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the multitude is taken away, his heart shall be exalted, and he shall cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When he has taken away the multitude, his heart will be lifted up; and he will cast down tens of thousands, but he will not prevail.

Context of Daniel 11:12

10“Then his sons will prepare for war. They will assemble a large number of forces so that they can overwhelm ⌞the enemy⌟ and pass through its land. They will return and wage war all the way to the stronghold. 11The southern king will be outraged. He will go to fight the northern king, who will raise a large army that will fall into the southern king’s hands. When that army is captured, the southern king will become conceited. Although he will dominate tens of thousands of people, he will not always be strong. 13“The northern king will return and raise an army larger than the first one. After a few years he will invade with a large army and a lot of equipment. 14In those times many people will rebel against the southern king, and violent men from your own people will rebel in keeping with this vision, but they will be defeated.

Daniel 11:12 word by word

וְנִשָּׂ֥א הֶהָמ֖וֹן וְרָ֣ם לְבָב֑וֹ וְהִפִּ֛יל רִבֹּא֖וֹת וְלֹ֥א יָעֽוֹז׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• when he hath taken awayנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• the multitudeהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
• his heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• shall be lifted upרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• and he shall cast downנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• ten thousandsרִבּוֹribbô ribbô' · ten thousandH7239
• but he shall not be strengthenedעָזַז‛âzaz · be strongH5810

Cross-references for Daniel 11:12

• Daniel 5:19People from every province, nation, and language trembled and were terrified by him, because God gave him power. Nebuchadnezzar killed whomever he wanted to kill, and he kept alive whomever he wanted to keep alive. He promoted whomever he wanted to promote, and he demoted whomever he wanted to demote.
• Daniel 8:25He will cleverly use his power to deceive others successfully. He will consider himself to be great and destroy many people when they don’t expect it. He will oppose the Commander of Commanders, but he will be defeated, though not by any human power.
• Deuteronomy 8:14When this happens, be careful that you don’t become arrogant and forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt.
• 2 Kings 14:10You certainly defeated Edom, and now you have become arrogant. Enjoy your fame, but stay home. Why must you invite disaster and your own defeat and take Judah with you?”
• 2 Chronicles 25:19You say you defeated Edom, and now you’ve become arrogant enough to look for more fame. Stay home! Why must you invite disaster and your own defeat and take Judah with you?”
• 2 Chronicles 26:16But when he became powerful, his pride destroyed him. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God. He went into the Lord’s temple to burn incense on the incense altar.
• 2 Chronicles 32:25But Hezekiah was conceited, so he didn’t repay the Lord for his kindness. The Lord became angry with him, with Judah, and with Jerusalem.
• Proverbs 16:18Pride precedes a disaster, and an arrogant attitude precedes a fall.
• Isaiah 10:7But that’s not what they intend to do. Their minds don’t work that way. Their purpose is to destroy and put an end to many nations.
• Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: In your arrogance you say, “I’m a god. I sit on God’s throne in the sea.” But you’re only human and not a god, although you think you are a god.
• Habakkuk 2:4“Look at the proud person. He is not right in himself. But the righteous person will live because of his faithfulness.
• Acts 12:22The people started shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”
• 1 Timothy 3:6He must not be a new Christian, or he might become arrogant like the devil and be condemned.
• 1 Peter 5:5Young people, in a similar way, place yourselves under the authority of spiritual leaders. Furthermore, all of you must serve each other with humility, because God opposes the arrogant but favors the humble.

Commentaries on Daniel 11:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12His heart shall be lifted up - Had Ptolemy improved his victory, he might have dispossessed Antiochus of his whole empire; but giving way to pride, and a criminally sensual life, he made peace on dishonorable terms; and though he had gained a great victory, yet his kingdom was not strengthened by it, for his subjects were displeased, and rebelled against him, or at least became considerably disaffected.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12And when he hath takcn away the multitude - When he has subdued them. Lengerke, however, renders this, “And the multitude shall lift themselves up,” supposing it to refer to the fact that the people as well as the king would be excited. But the more natural interpretation is that in our common version, and the same sense of the word (נשׂא nâss'â' ) occurs in Ames Daniel 4:2. His heart shall be lifted up - That is, he will be proud and self-confident…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13Ptolemy IV’s success did not last long. In 198 BC, Antiochus III, the king of the north, returned. Antiochus III had been conquering lands to the north and east. From these lands, he raised a fully equipped army that was much larger than before (compare 3 Maccabees 1:1–5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. when he hath taken away--that is, subdued "the multitude" of Antiochus. heart ... lifted up--instead of following up his victory by making himself master of the whole of Syria, as he might, he made peace with Antiochus, and gave himself up to licentiousness [Polybius, 87; Justin, 30.4], and profaned the temple of God by entering the holy place [Grotius]. not be strengthened by it--He shall lose the power gained by his victory through his luxurious…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Forecast
• Obtain
• Push
• Seal
• Alexandria
• Antiochus III
• Daniel, Book of
• Ptolemy
• Take
• Ptolemaeus, or Ptolemy

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