The Meaning of Daniel 11:39 Explained

Daniel 11:39

KJV: Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.

YLT: And he hath dealt in the fortresses of the strongholds with a strange god whom he hath acknowledged; he multiplieth honour, and hath caused them to rule over many, and the ground he apportioneth at a price.

Darby: And he will practise in the strongholds of fortresses with a strange +god: whoso acknowledgeth him will he increase with glory; and he shall cause them to rule over the many, and shall divide the land to them for a reward.

ASV: And he shall deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god: whosoever acknowledgeth him he will increase with glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for a price.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thus shall he do  in the most strong  holds  with a strange  god,  whom he shall acknowledge  {08675;05234:08689} [and] increase  with glory:  and he shall cause them to rule  over many,  and shall divide  the land  for gain. 

What does Daniel 11:39 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The foreign god referred to in this verse may be the god of military might mentioned in Daniel 11:38. Alternatively, it may be some other foreign god that he uses for his own ends, or it may even be himself. As Antiochus before him, this ruler will reward those who are loyal to him, and support them by bestowing honors and positions of authority on them. Perhaps he will also take bribes, as Antiochus did, and give land to those who pay him off. Another possibility is that he will reward with lands those who are faithful to him.

Context Summary

Daniel 11:30-45 - Arrogance Overthrown
The career of Antiochus Epiphanes, in persecuting the people of God and plotting against Jehovah and His sanctuary, is so described as to suggest that it also includes further fulfillments, and especially that last Antichrist, of whom Antiochus was the pre-figurement. So accurate is the correspondence between this prophecy and its historical fulfillment that Porphyry, the opponent of Christianity, maintained that this description was written after the event. The abomination of Daniel 11:31 refers to the idolatrous image or emblem, which in succession has been erected on Mount Zion under the auspices of Antiochus, of the Romans, the Moslems, and shall be set up yet once more by Antichrist. The last clause of Daniel 11:32 was marvelously realized in Judas Maccabaeus and his brethren; but it represents the perennial source of strength for all who suffer or serve. The anguish of those who fail under trial has often tended to their greater purification, Daniel 11:35, and the white robe is the mark of final victory, Revelation 7:9. God will not allow His people to suffer beyond the determined time, Daniel 11:36; Matthew 24:22. [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 11:39 mean?

Thus he shall act against the fortresses strongest with a god foreign which - he shall acknowledge [and] advance [its] glory and he shall cause them to rule over many and the land divide for gain
וְעָשָׂ֞ה לְמִבְצְרֵ֤י מָֽעֻזִּים֙ עִם־ אֱל֣וֹהַּ נֵכָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר [הכיר] (יַכִּ֖יר) יַרְבֶּ֣ה כָב֑וֹד וְהִמְשִׁילָם֙ בָּֽרַבִּ֔ים וַאֲדָמָ֖ה יְחַלֵּ֥ק בִּמְחִֽיר

וְעָשָׂ֞ה  Thus  he  shall  act 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
לְמִבְצְרֵ֤י  against  the  fortresses 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: מִבְצָר 
Sense: fortification, fortress, fortified city, stronghold.
מָֽעֻזִּים֙  strongest 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: מָעֹוז 
Sense: place or means of safety, protection, refuge, stronghold.
אֱל֣וֹהַּ  a  god 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֱלֹוהַּ  
Sense: God.
נֵכָ֔ר  foreign 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: נֵכָר  
Sense: foreign, alien, foreignness, that which is foreign.
[הכיר]  - 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
(יַכִּ֖יר)  he  shall  acknowledge 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָכַר 
Sense: to recognise, acknowledge, know, respect, discern, regard.
יַרְבֶּ֣ה  [and]  advance 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: הַרְבָּה 
Sense: be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous.
כָב֑וֹד  [its]  glory 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כָּבֹוד  
Sense: glory, honour, glorious, abundance.
וְהִמְשִׁילָם֙  and  he  shall  cause  them  to  rule 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: מָשַׁל  
Sense: to rule, have dominion, reign.
בָּֽרַבִּ֔ים  over  many 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
וַאֲדָמָ֖ה  and  the  land 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֲדָמָה 
Sense: ground, land.
יְחַלֵּ֥ק  divide 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָלַק 
Sense: to divide, share, plunder, allot, apportion, assign.
בִּמְחִֽיר  for  gain 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְחִיר  
Sense: price, hire.

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