New Living Translation
Daniel 11:28
28“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.
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.
- New International Version (NIV)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.
- 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.
Context of Daniel 11:28
26His own household will cause his downfall. His army will be swept away, and many will be killed. 27Seeking nothing but each other’s harm, these kings will plot against each other at the conference table, attempting to deceive each other. But it will make no difference, for the end will come at the appointed time. “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. 29“Then at the appointed time he will once again invade the south, but this time the result will be different. 30For 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.
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 11:22Before him great armies will be swept away, including a covenant prince.
- Daniel 8:24He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause a shocking amount of destruction and succeed in everything he does. He will destroy powerful leaders and devastate the holy people.
- Acts 3:25You are the children of those prophets, and you are included in the covenant God promised to your ancestors. For God said to Abraham, ‘Through your descendants all the families 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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