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Daniel 11:40
40“Now at the time of the end the king of the south will attack him, and the king of the north will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen and many ships. He will invade lands and pass through them like an overflowing river.
Daniel 11:40 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
- New International Version (NIV)“At the time of the end the king of the South will engage him in battle, and the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots and cavalry and a great fleet of ships. He will invade many countries and sweep through them like a flood.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"At the time of the end, the king of the south shall attack him, but the king of the north shall rush upon him like a whirlwind, with chariots and horsemen, and with many ships. And he shall come into countries and shall overflow and pass through.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“At the time of the end the king of the South shall attack him; and the king of the North shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter the countries, overwhelm them, and pass through.
Context of Daniel 11:40
38Instead of these, he will honor a god of fortresses—a god his fathers did not acknowledge he will honor with gold, silver, precious stones and costly things. 39He will attack strong fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him. He will give them authority over many and will parcel out land for a price. “Now at the time of the end the king of the south will attack him, and the king of the north will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen and many ships. He will invade lands and pass through them like an overflowing river. 41He will also invade the Beautiful Land. Many will be overthrown, but these will escape from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the chief of the sons of Ammon. 42He will extend his hand against other countries; the land of Egypt will not escape.
Read all of Daniel 11Daniel 11:40 word by word
וּבְעֵ֣ת קֵ֗ץ יִתְנַגַּ֤ח עִמּוֹ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הַנֶּ֔גֶב וְיִשְׂתָּעֵ֨ר עָלָ֜יו מֶ֣לֶךְ הַצָּפ֗וֹן בְּרֶ֙כֶב֙ וּבְפָ֣רָשִׁ֔ים וּבָאֳנִיּ֖וֹת רַבּ֑וֹת וּבָ֥א בַאֲרָצ֖וֹת וְשָׁטַ֥ף וְעָבָֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And at the timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
- of the endקֵץqêts · endH7093
- shall the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of the southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · southH5045
- pushנָגַחnâgach · to goreH5055
- of the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
- shall come against him like a whirlwindשָׂעַרώâ‛ar · to stormH8175
- with chariotsרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
- and with horsemenפָּרָשׁpârâsh · horsemanH6571
- and with manyרַבrab · manyH7227
- shipsאֳנִיָּה'onîyâh · a shipH591
- and he shall enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- into the countriesאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- and shall overflowשָׁטַףshâţaph · to overflowH7857
- and pass overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
Cross-references for Daniel 11:40
- Daniel 11:35Even some of the wise will stumble, so that they may be refined, purified and made spotless until the time of the end—for it will still come at the appointed time.
- Daniel 8:17“He came near to where I was standing, and as he approached I was terrified and fell on my face. But he said to me, ‘Son of man, understand that the vision pertains to the time of the end.’
- Daniel 12:4But you, Daniel, close up the words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will run back and forth and knowledge will increase.’
- Daniel 11:5“Then the king of the south will become strong, but one of his commanders will become even stronger than he, and he will rule a greater kingdom than his.
- Ezekiel 38:14“Therefore, son of man, prophesy, say to Gog, thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘In that day when My people Israel dwell safely, will you not know?
- Isaiah 5:28Their arrows are sharp and all their bows bent; their horse hooves will be like flint and their wheels like a whirlwind.
- Isaiah 21:1The burden of the desert by the sea: As windstorms sweep over the South, so it comes from the desert, a terrifying land.
- Isaiah 66:15For behold, Adonai will come in fire, and His chariots like the whirlwind, to render His anger with fury, and His rebuke with flames of fire.
- Jeremiah 4:13See, he comes up like clouds, and his chariots like whirlwinds. His horses are swifter than eagles— “Oy ! We are ruined!”
- Zechariah 9:14Then Adonai will be seen over them as His arrow flashes like lightning. Adonai Elohim will blow the shofar and march in whirlwinds of the south.
- Ezekiel 38:4I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws. I will bring you out, with all your army, horses and horsemen—all of them splendidly dressed—a vast assembly with breastplate and shield, all of them wielding swords.
- Revelation 9:16The number of mounted troops was two hundred million—I heard their number.
- Revelation 16:12The sixth angel poured out his bowl over the great river Euphrates; and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east.
- Daniel 11:10His sons will prepare for war and assemble a great army, which will advance and overflow and sweep through like a flood and carry the battle as far as his fortress.
Commentaries on Daniel 11:40
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40At the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him - These kings are to be understood in reference to the times of which the prophet speaks. While the kingdoms of Egypt and Syria were subsisting, the king of the south and the north applied to them exclusively: but they did not exist at the time of which the prophet speaks; therefore other southern and northern powers must be sought. These we may find in the Saracens, who were of the Arabians…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40And at the time of the end - See Daniel 11:35. The “time of the end” must properly denote the end or consummation of the series of events under consideration, or the matter in hand, and properly and obviously means here the end or consummation of the transactions which had been referred to in the previous part of the vision. It is equivalent to what we should say by expressing it thus: “at the winding up of the affair.” In Daniel 12:4, Daniel 12:9, Daniel…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-45Verses 31-45 The remainder of this prophecy is very difficult, and commentators differ much respecting it. From Antiochus the account seems to pass to antichrist. Reference seems to be made to the Roman empire, the fourth monarchy, in its pagan, early Christian, and papal states. The end of the Lord's anger against his people approaches, as well as the end of his patience towards his enemies. If we would escape the ruin of the infidel, the idolater, the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 40No known southern or northern king did these actions.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4040. The difficulty of reconciling this with Antiochus' history is that no historian but Porphyry mentions an expedition of his into Egypt towards the close of his reign. This Da 11:40, therefore, may be a recapitulation summing up the facts of the first expedition to Egypt (171-170 B.C.), in Da 11:22, 25; and Da 11:41, the former invasion of Judea, in Da 11:28; Da 11:42, 43, the second and third invasions of Egypt (169 and 168 B.C.) in Da 11:23, 24, 29…Read the comment
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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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