Daniel 11:36

The king will act according to his desires. He will lift himself up and make himself great above every god. Against the God of gods he will say astonishing things, for he will succeed until the wrath is completed. For what has been decreed will be done.

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In The King James Version

And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.

In Context

35Some of the wise will stumble so that refining will happen to them, and cleansing, and purifying, until the time of the end. For the appointed time is still to come.

37He will pay no attention to the gods of his ancestors or to the god desirable to women. Neither will he will pay attention to any other god. For all above every one he will make himself great.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 10:17For Yahweh your God, he is God of gods and Lord of masters, the great God, the mighty one and the fearsome one, who favors no one and takes no bribes.

Job 23:13But he is one of a kind, who can turn him back? 1 What he desires, he does. 1

Psalms 136:2Oh, give thanks to the God of gods, 1 for his covenant faithfulness endures forever. 1

Isaiah 10:5Woe to the Assyrian, the club of my anger, the rod by whom I wield my fury! 1

Isaiah 10:25Do not fear him, for in a very short time my anger against you will end, and my anger will lead to his destruction.”

Isaiah 14:14I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High God.' 1

Matthew Henry on Daniel 11:22-45

The Reign of Antiochus Epiphanes; Cruelty and Impiety of Antiochus; The Death of Antiochus. ( b. c. 534.) 21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. 22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant. 23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become… Read the whole commentary →

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