New International Version
Daniel 11:28
28The king of the North will return to his own country with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant. He will take action against it and then return to his own country.
Daniel 11:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he shall return to his land with great wealth, but his heart shall be set against the holy covenant. And he shall work his will and return to his own land.
- New King James Version (NKJV)While returning to his land with great riches, his heart shall be moved against the holy covenant; so he shall do damage and return to his own land.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“The king of the north will then return home with great riches. On the way he will set himself against the people of the holy covenant, doing much damage before continuing his journey.
Context of Daniel 11:28
26Those who eat from the king’s provisions will try to destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall in battle. 27The two kings, with their hearts bent on evil, will sit at the same table and lie to each other, but to no avail, because an end will still come at the appointed time. The king of the North will return to his own country with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant. He will take action against it and then return to his own country. 29“At the appointed time he will invade the South again, but this time the outcome will be different from what it was before. 30Ships of the western coastlands will oppose him, and he will lose heart. Then he will turn back and vent his fury against the holy covenant. He will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant.
Read all of Daniel 11Daniel 11:28 word by word
וְיָשֹׁ֤ב אַרְצוֹ֙ בִּרְכ֣וּשׁ גָּד֔וֹל וּלְבָב֖וֹ עַל־בְּרִ֣ית קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְעָשָׂ֖ה וְשָׁ֥ב לְאַרְצֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then shall he returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- into his landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- with greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- richesרְכוּשׁrekûsh rekûsh · propertyH7399
- and his heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
- against the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
- covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
- and he shall doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
Cross-references for Daniel 11:28
- Daniel 11:22Then an overwhelming army will be swept away before him; both it and a prince of the covenant will be destroyed.
- Daniel 8:24He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy those who are mighty, the holy people.
- Acts 3:25And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.’
Commentaries on Daniel 11:28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Then shall he return onto his land with great riches - Antiochus did return, laden with riches, from the spoils that he took in Egypt; see 1 Maccabees 1:19, 20. And hearing that there had been a report of his death, at which the citizens of Jerusalem had made great rejoicings: - His heart shall be against the holy covenant - He was determined to take a severe revenge, and he had an ostensible pretext for it, for Jason, who had been deprived of the high…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Then shall he return into his land with great riches - Enriched with the spoils of Egypt. Having taken Memphis, and the fairest portions of Egypt, he would, of course, carry great wealth to his own country on his return. Thus it is said in 1 Maccabees 1:19: “Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt, and he took the spoils thereof.” The meaning here is, that he would “set out” to return to his own land. As a matter of fact, on his way he would…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28In 170 BC, Antiochus IV attacked Jerusalem and the temple. He killed thousands and enslaved many others (1 Maccabees 1:20–42; 2 Maccabees 5:1–23). His arrogance was great (1 Maccabees 1:24–25; compare Daniel 7:28; 8:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. (1 Maccabees 1:19, 20, &c.). against the holy covenant--On his way back to Syria, he attacked Jerusalem, the metropolis of Jehovah's covenant-people, slew eighty thousand, took forty thousand prisoners, and sold forty thousand as slaves (2 Maccabees 5:5-14). he shall do exploits--He shall effect his purpose. Guided by Menelaus, the high priest, he entered the sanctuary with blasphemies, took away the gold and silver vessels, sacrificed swine on the…Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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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