The Meaning of Daniel 11:14 Explained

Daniel 11:14

KJV: And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.

YLT: and in those times many do stand up against the king of the south, and sons of the destroyers of thy people do lift themselves up to establish the vision -- and they have stumbled.

Darby: And in those times shall many stand up against the king of the south; and the violent of thy people will exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.

ASV: And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the children of the violent among thy people shall lift themselves up to establish the vision; but they shall fall.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And in those times  there shall many  stand up  against the king  of the south:  also the robbers  of thy people  shall exalt  themselves to establish  the vision;  but they shall fall. 

What does Daniel 11:14 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The Macedonians under Philip V of Macedonia and the Jews living in Israel joined Antiochus III in opposing the Egyptians. Evidently some of the politically zealous Jews believed that they could gain more freedom if Antiochus III succeeded, but that did not happen.

Context Summary

Daniel 11:1-14 - The Rise And Fall Of Empires
This chapter foretells the histories of Xerxes, of Alexander the Great, the division of his kingdom on his death, and the long conflicts between the kings of Syria and Egypt. During those years of turmoil and war the eyes of God's faithful servants must often have turned to this page for guidance and comfort. The voice of the prophets was hushed between Malachi 4:1-6 and Matthew 1:1-25, and therefore the written word would be more than ordinarily precious. It must have comforted them to be assured that God knew the way they had to travel and would supply all needed help. What a weary monotony of strife, war, and misery is the history of world kingdoms! The heathen rage; the people are moved. Earth and sky are wrapped in clouds and darkness. We are reminded of the chaos of the primal condition of our earth, when it was without form and void and darkness was on the face of the deep. But as in creation, so in history: in the darkest hours the divine Spirit is brooding in the heart of the night, and will presently re-establish order and beauty. [source]

Chapter Summary: Daniel 11

1  The overthrow of Persia by the king of Grecia
5  Leagues and conflicts between the kings of the south and of the north
30  The invasion and tyranny of the Romans

What do the individual words in Daniel 11:14 mean?

And in times those many shall rise up against the king of the south and violent men of your people shall exalt themselves in fulfillment of the vision but they shall fall
וּבָעִתִּ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם רַבִּ֥ים יַֽעַמְד֖וּ עַל־ מֶ֣לֶךְ הַנֶּ֑גֶב וּבְנֵ֣י ׀ פָּרִיצֵ֣י עַמְּךָ֗ יִֽנַּשְּׂא֛וּ לְהַעֲמִ֥יד חָז֖וֹן וְנִכְשָֽׁלוּ

וּבָעִתִּ֣ים  And  in  times 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common plural
Root: עֵת  
Sense: time.
הָהֵ֔ם  those 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
רַבִּ֥ים  many 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
יַֽעַמְד֖וּ  shall  rise  up 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
עַל־  against 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
מֶ֣לֶךְ  the  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
הַנֶּ֑גֶב  of  the  south 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: נֶגֶב  
Sense: south-country, Nekeb, south.
פָּרִיצֵ֣י  violent  men 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: פָּרִיץ 
Sense: violent one, breaker.
עַמְּךָ֗  of  your  people 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
יִֽנַּשְּׂא֛וּ  shall  exalt  themselves 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: נָשָׂא  
Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
לְהַעֲמִ֥יד  in  fulfillment 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
חָז֖וֹן  of  the  vision 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חָזׄון  
Sense: vision.
וְנִכְשָֽׁלוּ  but  they  shall  fall 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: כָּשַׁל  
Sense: to stumble, stagger, totter.

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