The Meaning of Daniel 11:16 Explained

Daniel 11:16

KJV: But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.

YLT: And he who is coming unto him doth according to his will, and there is none standing before him; and he standeth in the desirable land, and it is wholly in his hand.

Darby: And he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him; and he shall stand in the land of beauty, and destruction shall be in his hand.

ASV: But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him; and he shall stand in the glorious land, and in his hand shall be destruction.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But he that cometh  against him shall do  according to his own will,  and none shall stand  before  him: and he shall stand  in the glorious  land,  which by his hand  shall be consumed. 

What does Daniel 11:16 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Antiochus III continued to solidify Syrian control over Palestine without successful opposition from the Egyptians.
"When Scopas finally surrendered to Antiochus III at Sidon, the Holy Land was permanently acquired by the Antioch [1] government, to the exclusion of Egypt." [2]
When Antiochus III entered Jerusalem, the populace welcomed him as a deliverer and benefactor.

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 11:16 mean?

But shall do he who comes against him according to his own will and no one shall stand against him and He shall stand in Land the Glorious and with destruction in his power
וְיַ֨עַשׂ הַבָּ֤א אֵלָיו֙ כִּרְצוֹנ֔וֹ וְאֵ֥ין עוֹמֵ֖ד לְפָנָ֑יו וְיַעֲמֹ֥ד בְּאֶֽרֶץ־ הַצְּבִ֖י וְכָלָ֥ה בְיָדֽוֹ

וְיַ֨עַשׂ  But  shall  do 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect Jussive, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
הַבָּ֤א  he  who  comes 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
אֵלָיו֙  against  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
כִּרְצוֹנ֔וֹ  according  to  his  own  will 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רָצֹון  
Sense: pleasure, delight, favour, goodwill, acceptance, will.
וְאֵ֥ין  and  no  one 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: אַיִן 
Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
עוֹמֵ֖ד  shall  stand 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
לְפָנָ֑יו  against  him 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
וְיַעֲמֹ֥ד  and  He  shall  stand 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
בְּאֶֽרֶץ־  in  Land 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
הַצְּבִ֖י  the  Glorious 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: צָבָא 
Sense: beauty, glory, honour.
וְכָלָ֥ה  and  with  destruction 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: כָּלָה  
Sense: to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent.
בְיָדֽוֹ  in  his  power 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.