Daniel 11:30

Daniel 11:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For ships of Kittim shall come against him, and he shall be afraid and withdraw, and shall turn back and be enraged and take action against the holy covenant. He shall turn back and pay attention to those who forsake the holy covenant.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For ships from Cyprus shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and return in rage against the holy covenant, and do damage. “So he shall return and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant.
• New Living Translation (NLT)For warships from western coastlands will scare him off, and he will withdraw and return home. But he will vent his anger against the people of the holy covenant and reward those who forsake the covenant.

Context of Daniel 11:30

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. 29“At the appointed time he will invade the South again, but this time the outcome will be different from what it was before. Ships 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. 31“His armed forces will rise up to desecrate the temple fortress and will abolish the daily sacrifice. Then they will set up the abomination that causes desolation. 32With flattery he will corrupt those who have violated the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.

Daniel 11:30 word by word

וּבָ֨אוּ ב֜וֹ צִיִּ֤ים כִּתִּים֙ וְנִכְאָ֔ה וְשָׁ֛ב וְזָעַ֥ם עַל־בְּרִֽית־ק֖וֹדֶשׁ וְעָשָׂ֑ה וְשָׁ֣ב וְיָבֵ֔ן עַל־עֹזְבֵ֖י בְּרִ֥ית קֹֽדֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the shipsצִיtsîy · shipH6716
• of Chittimכִּתִּיkittîy kittîyîy · CyprusH3794
• shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• against him: therefore he shall be grievedכָּאָהkâ'âh · be disheartenedH3512
• and returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• and have indignationזָעַםzâ‛am · be indignantH2194
• against the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• so shall he doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: [do]H6213
• and have intelligenceבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
• with them that forsakeעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800

Cross-references for Daniel 11:30

• Genesis 10:4The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.
• Numbers 24:24Ships will come from the shores of Cyprus; they will subdue Ashur and Eber, but they too will come to ruin.”
• 1 Chronicles 1:7The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.
• Isaiah 23:1A prophecy against Tyre: Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For Tyre is destroyed and left without house or harbor. From the land of Cyprus word has come to them.
• Jeremiah 2:10Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and look, send to Kedar and observe closely; see if there has ever been anything like this:
• Ezekiel 27:6Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of cypress wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, adorned with ivory.
• Daniel 11:28The 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 7:25He will speak against the Most High and oppress his holy people and try to change the set times and the laws. The holy people will be delivered into his hands for a time, times and half a time.
• Revelation 12:12Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has gone down to you! He is filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short.”
• Nehemiah 6:12I realized that God had not sent him, but that he had prophesied against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
• Matthew 24:10At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,

Commentaries on Daniel 11:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30For the ships of Chittim shall come against him - Chittim is well known to mean the Roman empire. Antiochus, being now in full march to besiege Alexandria, and within seven miles of that city, heard that ships were arrived there from Rome, with legates from the senate. He went to salute them. They delivered to him the letters of the senate, in which he was commanded, on pain of the displeasure of the Roman people, to put an end to the war against his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30For the ships of Chittim shall come against him - The word rendered Chittim - כתים kı̂ttı̂ym - according to Gesenius, properly means “Cyprians,” so called from a celebrated Phoenician colony in the island of Cyprus. In a wider acceptation the name came to comprehend the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean Sea, especially the northern parts, and therefore stands for the islands and coasts of Greece and the AEgean Sea. See Gesenius, Lexicon, and compare…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. 3030. ships of Chittim--the Roman ambassadors arriving in Macedonian Grecian vessels (see on Jr 2:10). Chittim, properly Cyprian, so called from a Phoenician colony in Cyprus; then the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean in general. grieved--humbled and dispirited through fear of Rome. indignation against the holy covenant--Indignant that meantime God's worship had been restored at Jerusalem, he gives vent to his wrath at the check given him by Rome, on…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 11:30

• Chittim
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Navy
• Ship
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Antiochus
• Forecast
• Obtain
• Push
• Seal
• Alexandria
• Daniel, Book of
• Intelligence
• Island; Isle
• Kittim

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