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 Living Translation (NLT)After the enemy army is swept away, the king of the south will be filled with pride and will execute many thousands of his enemies. But his success will be short lived.

Context of Daniel 11:12

10However his sons shall stir up strife, and assemble a multitude of great forces; and one shall certainly come and overwhelm and pass through; then he shall return to his fortress and stir up strife. 11“And the king of the South shall be moved with rage, and go out and fight with him, with the king of the North, who shall muster a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into the hand of his enemy. 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. 13For the king of the North will return and muster a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come at the end of some years with a great army and much equipment. 14“Now in those times many shall rise up against the king of the South. Also, violent men of your people shall exalt themselves in fulfillment of the vision, but they shall fall.

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 5:19And because of the majesty that He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whomever he wished, he executed; whomever he wished, he kept alive; whomever he wished, he set up; and whomever he wished, he put down.
• Daniel 8:25“Through his cunning He shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule; And he shall exalt himself in his heart. He shall destroy many in their prosperity. He shall even rise against the Prince of princes; But he shall be broken without human means.
• Deuteronomy 8:14when your heart is lifted up, and you forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
• 2 Kings 14:10You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Glory in that, and stay at home; for why should you meddle with trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
• 2 Chronicles 25:19Indeed you say that you have defeated the Edomites, and your heart is lifted up to boast. Stay at home now; why should you meddle with trouble, that you should fall—you and Judah with you?”
• 2 Chronicles 26:16But when he was strong his heart was lifted up, to his destruction, for he transgressed against the Lord his God by entering the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.
• 2 Chronicles 32:25But Hezekiah did not repay according to the favor shown him, for his heart was lifted up; therefore wrath was looming over him and over Judah and Jerusalem.
• Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
• Isaiah 10:7Yet he does not mean so, Nor does his heart think so; But it is in his heart to destroy, And cut off not a few nations.
• Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Because your heart is lifted up, And you say, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, In the midst of the seas,’ Yet you are a man, and not a god, Though you set your heart as the heart of a god
• Habakkuk 2:4“Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith.
• Acts 12:22And the people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”
• 1 Timothy 3:6not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
• 1 Peter 5:5Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for “God resists the proud, But gives grace to 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

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