The Meaning of Daniel 11:27 Explained

Daniel 11:27

KJV: And both these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.

YLT: And both of the kings' hearts are to do evil, and at one table they speak lies, and it doth not prosper, for yet the end is at a time appointed.

Darby: And both these kings' hearts shall meditate mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper; for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.

ASV: And as for both these kings, their hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table: but it shall not prosper; for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And both  these kings'  hearts  [shall be] to do mischief,  and they shall speak  lies  at one  table;  but it shall not prosper:  for yet the end  [shall be] at the time appointed. 

What does Daniel 11:27 Mean?

Verse Meaning

This battle was successful in part because Antiochus claimed to be fighting for Ptolemy against a usurper within Egypt. When the battle was over, Antiochus and Ptolemy sat down together at a banquet, pretending to want peace. Actually, each king was trying to make the most of the situation for his own advantage.

Context Summary

Daniel 11:15-29 - The Despoiler Triumphs For A Time
What a picture is presented in this paragraph of the tangled web of earthly politics. They have been too much, and for too long, in the hands of those who sought only their own aggrandizement to attain which they have been willing to sacrifice their honor, their families, their daughters, their people. The time has arrived when the people themselves, at first hand, must determine their destinies. These intrigues between the kings of Syria on the north and the kings of Egypt on the south have little interest for us, and are recorded here only as affecting the history of the Chosen People. This enables us to realize that the events of the present hour are being overruled by divine Providence in the interests of the Church of Christ. This alone abides; all else is of secondary importance and is rapidly passing away. The eternal purpose stands forever sure-that the Father has committed the empire of the world to our Lord, and is about to sum all things up in Him, who is the Head. [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 11:27 mean?

And the two of these kings' hearts [shall be bent] on evil and at table one lies they shall speak but not it shall prosper for still the end [will be] at the appointed time
וּשְׁנֵיהֶ֤ם הַמְּלָכִים֙ לְבָבָ֣ם לְמֵרָ֔ע וְעַל־ שֻׁלְחָ֥ן אֶחָ֖ד כָּזָ֣ב יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ וְלֹ֣א תִצְלָ֔ח כִּי־ ע֥וֹד קֵ֖ץ לַמּוֹעֵֽד

וּשְׁנֵיהֶ֤ם  And  the  two 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, mdc, third person masculine plural
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
הַמְּלָכִים֙  of  these  kings' 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
לְבָבָ֣ם  hearts 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: לֵבָב  
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding.
לְמֵרָ֔ע  [shall  be  bent]  on  evil 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֵרַע  
Sense: (Hiphil) mischief.
וְעַל־  and  at 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, 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.
שֻׁלְחָ֥ן  table 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֻׁלְחָן  
Sense: table.
אֶחָ֖ד  one 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
כָּזָ֣ב  lies 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כָּזָב  
Sense: a lie, untruth, falsehood, deceptive thing.
יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ  they  shall  speak 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: דָּבַר 
Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
וְלֹ֣א  but  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תִצְלָ֔ח  it  shall  prosper 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: צָלַח 
Sense: (Qal) to rush.
ע֥וֹד  still 
Parse: Adverb
Root: עֹוד  
Sense: a going round, continuance adv.
קֵ֖ץ  the  end  [will  be] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֵץ  
Sense: end.
לַמּוֹעֵֽד  at  the  appointed  time 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹועֵד  
Sense: appointed place, appointed time, meeting.