Daniel 11:44

Daniel 11:44 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
• New International Version (NIV)But reports from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will set out in a great rage to destroy and annihilate many.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But news from the east and the north shall alarm him, and he shall go out with great fury to destroy and devote many to destruction.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But news from the east and the north shall trouble him; therefore he shall go out with great fury to destroy and annihilate many.

Context of Daniel 11:44

42He will extend his hand against other countries; the land of Egypt will not escape. 43He will gain control over the hidden treasures of gold and silver, as well as all of the riches of Egypt. The Libyans and the Cushites will also be under his feet. But reports from the east and north will alarm him, and he will set out in a great rage to destroy and annihilate many. 45He will pitch his royal tents between the seas and the beautiful holy mountain. Yet he will meet his doom with no one to help him.’

Daniel 11:44 word by word

וּשְׁמֻע֣וֹת יְבַהֲלֻ֔הוּ מִמִּזְרָ֖ח וּמִצָּפ֑וֹן וְיָצָא֙ בְּחֵמָ֣א גְדֹלָ֔ה לְהַשְׁמִ֥יד וּֽלְהַחֲרִ֖ים רַבִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But tidingsשְׁמוּעָהshemû‛âh · tidingsH8052
• out of the eastמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
• and out of the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• shall troubleבָּהַלbâhal · to dismayH926
• him: therefore he shall go forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• with greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• furyחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• to destroyשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045
• and utterly to make awayחָרַםchâram · to devote/destroyH2763
• manyרַבrab · manyH7227

Cross-references for Daniel 11:44

• Daniel 11:11“Then the king of the south, enraged, will march out and fight against the king of the north, who will also muster a massive army. But the army will be defeated.
• Ezekiel 38:9you will come up, you will come like a storm, you will be like a cloud covering the land—you and all your troops and many peoples with you.’”
• 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.
• Revelation 17:13These kings are of one mind, and they give their power and authority to the beast.
• Revelation 19:19Also I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the One who sat on the horse and against His army.

Commentaries on Daniel 11:44

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 44But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him - This part of the prophecy is allowed to be yet unfulfilled; and what is portented, the course of prophetic events will show. Were we to understand it as applying to Antiochus, then the news might be of the preparations which he heard, that the provinces of the east, and Artaxerxes, king of Armenia, on the north were intending to rise up against him. But if the Turkish power be…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 44But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him - Shall disturb him, or alarm him. That is, he will hear something from those quarters that will disarrange all his other plans, or that will summon him forth in his last and final expedition - on that expedition in which “he will come to his end” Daniel 11:45, or which will be the end of this series of historical events. The reference here is to the winding up of this series of…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. 40-45Most commentators believe these verses describe the end of history (compare Mark 13:14; 2 Thessalonians 2:3–12; Revelation 19:19–21). These verses reflect the actions of Antiochus IV, but there is no historical record of these events. Antiochus serves as a model for future rulers who oppose the God of gods.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4444. tidings out of the east and out of the north--Artaxias, king of Armenia, his vassal, had revolted in the north, and Arsaces, leader of the Parthians, in the east (1 Maccabees 3:10, &c., 1 Maccabees 3:37; Tacitus, Histories, 5.8). In 147 B.C. Antiochus went on the expedition against them, on the return from which he died. great fury--at the Jews, on account of their successes under Judas Maccabeus, whence he desired to replenish his treasury with means…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 11:44

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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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