Daniel 11:40

At the time of the end the king of the South will attack. The king of the North will storm against him with chariots and horsemen, and with many ships. He will go against lands, flood them, and pass through.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

39He will attack the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god. To anyone who acknowledges him, he will give much honor. He will make them rulers over many people, and he will divide up the land as a reward. + 11:39 Instead of He will attack the strongest fortresses , some modern versions have He will defend his fortress .

41He will go into the land of beauty, and tens of thousands of Israelites will fall. But these will escape from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the remainder of the people of Ammon.

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Cross References

Isaiah 21:1A declaration about the desert by the sea. 1 Like stormwinds sweeping through the Negev it comes 1 passing through from the wilderness, from a terrible land. 1

Jeremiah 4:13See, he is attacking like clouds, and his chariots are like a storm. His horses are faster than eagles. Woe to us, for we will be devastated!

Ezekiel 38:9So you will go up as a storm goes; you will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your troops, all the many soldiers with you.

Daniel 8:17So he came near where I stood. When he came, I was frightened and prostrated myself on the ground. He said to me, “Understand, son of man, that the vision is for the time of the end.”

Daniel 11:10His sons will get ready and assemble a great army. It will keep coming and will flood everything; it will pass through all the way to his fortress.

Daniel 11:26Even those who eat his fine food will try to destroy him. His army will be swept away like a flood, and many of them will fall killed.

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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