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He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land and will have the power to destroy it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/daniel/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“The king of the north will march onward unopposed; none will be able to stop him. He will pause in the glorious land of Israel, intent on destroying it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/daniel/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But he who comes against him shall do as he wills, and none shall stand before him. And he shall stand in the glorious land, with destruction in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/daniel/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The invader will do as he pleases, and no one will stand against him. He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land, with destruction in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/daniel/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/daniel/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But he who comes against him shall do according to his own will, and no one shall stand against him. He shall stand in the Glorious Land with destruction in his power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/daniel/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But he who comes against him will do as he pleases, and no one will <i>be able to</i> withstand him; he will also stay <i>for a time</i> in the Beautiful Land, with destruction in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/daniel/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But he who comes against him will do as he pleases, and no one will be able to withstand him; he will also stay for a time in the Beautiful Land, with destruction in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/daniel/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But he who comes against him will do as he pleases, and no one will <i>be able to</i> withstand him; he will also stay <i>for a time</i> in the Beautiful Land, with destruction in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/daniel/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But he who comes against him will do as he pleases, and no one will <i>be able to</i> stand in opposition to him; he will also stand <i>for a time</i> in the Beautiful Land, with destruction in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/daniel/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But he (Syria) who comes against him (Egypt) will do exactly as he pleases, and no one will be able to stand against him; he (Antiochus III the Great) will also stay for a time in the Beautiful <i>and</i> Glorious Land [of Israel], with destruction in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/daniel/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The king of the North who comes against him will do whatever he wants, and no one can oppose him. He will establish himself in the beautiful land with total destruction in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/daniel/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The king of the North who comes against him will do whatever he wants, and no one can oppose him. He will establish himself in the beautiful land with total destruction in his hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/daniel/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/daniel/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The king who invaded from the north will do as he pleases, and he will even capture and destroy the holy land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/daniel/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/daniel/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The invader will do as he pleases, and no one will be able to withstand his attack. He will rise to power in the beautiful land and it will be completely under his control.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/daniel/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The Syrian invader will do with them as he pleases, without opposition. He will stand in the Promised Land and have it completely in his power. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/daniel/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"'However, the one who invades him will do whatever he wants to do. No one will oppose him. He'll establish himself in the Beautiful Land, wielding devastating power. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/daniel/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The invader will do as he pleases, and no one will stand against him. He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land, with destruction in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/daniel/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The one advancing against him will do as he pleases, and no one will be able to stand before him. He will prevail in the beautiful land, and its annihilation will be within his power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/daniel/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But he who comes against him shall do as he pleases, and no one shall be able to withstand him. And he shall stand in the beautiful land, and destruction will be within his power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/daniel/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/daniel/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But he who comes against him will do according to his own will, and no one will stand before him. He will stand in the glorious land, and destruction will be in his hand. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/daniel/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he who is coming to him does according to his will, and there is none standing before him; and he stands in the desirable land, and [it is] wholly in his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/daniel/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/daniel/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he coming against him will do according to his will, and none standing before his face: and he shall stand in the land of glory, and it was finished in his hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/daniel/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he shall come upon him and do according to his pleasure, and there shall be none to stand against his face: and he shall stand in the glorious land, and it shall be consumed by his hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/daniel/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when he arrives, he will do just as he pleases, and there will be none who stand against his face. And he will stand in the illustrious land, and it will be consumed by his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/daniel/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The invader shall do as he wills, with no one to withstand him. He shall stop in the glorious land, and it shall all be in his power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/daniel/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But he who comes against him shall take the actions he pleases, and no one shall withstand him. He shall take a position in the beautiful land, and all of it shall be in his power.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/daniel/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But he who comes against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him; and he shall invade the land of Israel, and it shall be delivered into his hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/daniel/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he who comes against him shall do according to his pleasure, and there is none who will stand before him, and he shall stand in the land of Israel, and she shall be handed over into his hands<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/daniel/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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 beauteous land, and in his hand shall be extermination.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/daniel/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he that comes in against him shall do according to his will, and there is no one to stand before him: and he shall stand in the land of beauty, and it shall be consumed by his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/daniel/11-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/shUZJK-vYxI?start=3961" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/daniel/11.htm">Kings of the South and North</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>Then the king of the North will come, build up a siege ramp, and capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand; even their best troops will not be able to resist. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: hab·bā (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">The invader</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">will do</a> <a href="/hebrew/7522.htm" title="7522: kir·ṣō·w·nōw (Prep-k:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will. Or ratson; from ratsah; delight.">as he pleases,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">and no one</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ‘ō·w·mêḏ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">will stand</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·nāw (Prep-l:: N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">against him.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: wə·ya·‘ă·mōḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">He will establish himself</a> <a href="/hebrew/6643.htm" title="6643: haṣ·ṣə·ḇî (Art:: N-ms) -- Splendor, a gazelle. From tsabah in the sense of prominence; splendor; also a gazelle.">in the Beautiful</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ- (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">Land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3617.htm" title="3617: wə·ḵā·lāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Completion, complete destruction, consumption, annihilation. From kalah; a completion; adverb, completely; also destruction.">with destruction</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: ḇə·yā·ḏōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">in his hand.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>He will resolve to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and will reach an agreement with the king of the South. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plan will not succeed or help him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-24.htm">Isaiah 14:24-27</a></span><br />The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand. / I will break Assyria in My land; I will trample him on My mountain. His yoke will be taken off My people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.” / This is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10-11</a></span><br />I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’ / I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/27-6.htm">Jeremiah 27:6-7</a></span><br />So now I have placed all these lands under the authority of My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I have even made the beasts of the field subject to him. / All nations will serve him and his son and grandson, until the time of his own land comes; then many nations and great kings will enslave him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/29-19.htm">Ezekiel 29:19-20</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will carry off its wealth, seize its spoil, and remove its plunder. This will be the wages for his army. / I have given him the land of Egypt as the reward for his labor, because it was done for Me, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-18.htm">Zechariah 1:18-21</a></span><br />Then I looked up and saw four horns. / So I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these?” And he told me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.” / Then the LORD showed me four craftsmen. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/13-7.htm">Revelation 13:7</a></span><br />Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-12.htm">Revelation 17:12-14</a></span><br />The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings along with the beast. / These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast. / They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-15.htm">Matthew 24:15-16</a></span><br />So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), / then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20-24</a></span><br />But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-3.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:3-4</a></span><br />Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed. / He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-2.htm">Revelation 11:2</a></span><br />But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-19.htm">Revelation 19:19-21</a></span><br />Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army. / But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. / And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-7</a></span><br />Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. / I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets. / But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-2.htm">Isaiah 41:2-4</a></span><br />Who has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow. / He pursues them, going on safely, hardly touching the path with his feet. / Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last—I am He.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a></span><br />behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But he that comes 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.</p><p class="hdg">shall do.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/11-3.htm">Daniel 11:3,36</a></b></br> And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/8-4.htm">Daniel 8:4,7</a></b></br> I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither <i>was there any</i> that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great… </p><p class="hdg">glorious land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/11-41.htm">Daniel 11:41,45</a></b></br> He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many <i>countries</i> shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, <i>even</i> Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/8-9.htm">Daniel 8:9</a></b></br> And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant <i>land</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/8-8.htm">Isaiah 8:8</a></b></br> And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach <i>even</i> to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.</p><p class="hdg">Heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-19.htm">Jeremiah 3:19</a></b></br> But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/10-17.htm">Able</a> <a href="/daniel/8-9.htm">Beauteous</a> <a href="/daniel/8-9.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-19.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/daniel/7-26.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/daniel/8-24.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/daniel/11-14.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/daniel/9-27.htm">Extermination</a> <a href="/daniel/8-9.htm">Glorious</a> <a href="/daniel/11-11.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-1.htm">Invader</a> <a href="/daniel/11-3.htm">Pleases</a> <a href="/daniel/11-3.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/daniel/11-6.htm">Power</a> <a href="/daniel/11-15.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/daniel/11-13.htm">Time</a> <a href="/daniel/11-15.htm">Withstand</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/4-5.htm">Able</a> <a href="/daniel/11-41.htm">Beauteous</a> <a href="/daniel/11-41.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/daniel/11-41.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/hosea/2-12.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/daniel/11-17.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/amos/5-15.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-11.htm">Extermination</a> <a href="/daniel/11-41.htm">Glorious</a> <a href="/daniel/11-41.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-1.htm">Invader</a> <a href="/daniel/11-36.htm">Pleases</a> <a href="/daniel/11-28.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/daniel/11-17.htm">Power</a> <a href="/daniel/11-17.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/daniel/11-20.htm">Time</a> <a href="/nahum/1-6.htm">Withstand</a><div class="vheading2">Daniel 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/11-1.htm">The overthrow of Persia by the king of Grecia.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/11-5.htm">Leagues and conflicts between the kings of the south and of the north.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/11-30.htm">The invasion and tyranny of the Romans.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/daniel/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/daniel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/daniel/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The invader will do as he pleases</b><br>This phrase suggests a powerful and unchecked force, often interpreted as a king or ruler with significant authority. Historically, this is seen as a reference to Antiochus IV Epiphanes, a Seleucid king known for his aggressive expansion and persecution of the Jewish people. His actions were largely unopposed, reflecting the prophecy's assertion of doing as he pleases. This aligns with the broader theme in Daniel of earthly powers rising and falling under divine sovereignty.<p><b>and no one will stand against him</b><br>This indicates the invader's overwhelming power and the inability of other nations or leaders to resist him. In the historical context, Antiochus IV faced little effective opposition during his campaigns, particularly in his initial invasions of Egypt and his oppressive actions in Judea. This phrase underscores the temporary success of earthly powers, which is a recurring theme in the Book of Daniel, emphasizing God's ultimate control over human history.<p><b>He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land</b><br>The "Beautiful Land" is a term often used to refer to Israel, particularly Jerusalem and its surrounding areas. This reflects the invader's occupation and control over the land that holds significant spiritual and historical importance for the Jewish people. Theologically, this occupation is seen as a challenge to God's covenant with Israel, yet it also serves as a backdrop for God's redemptive plans. The term "Beautiful Land" highlights the land's significance in biblical prophecy and its centrality in God's promises.<p><b>with destruction in his hand</b><br>This phrase conveys the destructive impact of the invader's presence in the land. Historically, Antiochus IV's reign was marked by severe persecution of the Jewish people, including the desecration of the Temple in Jerusalem. This destruction is not only physical but also spiritual, as it represents an assault on the religious and cultural identity of the Jewish nation. In a broader prophetic sense, this destruction foreshadows future tribulations and the ultimate triumph of God's kingdom, as seen in the eschatological themes throughout the Book of Daniel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_invader.htm">The Invader</a></b><br>This figure is a powerful ruler or military leader who acts with autonomy and authority, facing no opposition.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_beautiful_land.htm">The Beautiful Land</a></b><br>Often interpreted as a reference to Israel, the land promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/destruction_in_his_hand.htm">Destruction in His Hand</a></b><br>Symbolizes the power and potential for devastation that the invader holds, indicating a period of turmoil and conflict.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the invader's apparent power, believers can trust that God remains in control of history and events.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vigilance.htm">Spiritual Vigilance</a></b><br>The passage encourages Christians to remain spiritually vigilant, recognizing that earthly powers can rise and fall, but God's kingdom is eternal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_adversity.htm">Hope in Adversity</a></b><br>Even when facing seemingly unstoppable forces, Christians can find hope in God's promises and His ultimate plan for redemption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_discernment.htm">The Importance of Discernment</a></b><br>Understanding the times and recognizing the signs of the age are crucial for believers to navigate challenges with wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_for_protection.htm">Prayer for Protection</a></b><br>Encourages believers to pray for protection and guidance, especially for those living in areas of conflict and turmoil.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_daniel_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Daniel 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_bible_miracles_are_described.htm">What miracles are described in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/isaiah_4's_restoration_vs._ot_judgment.htm">How do claims in Isaiah 4 regarding future restoration align or conflict with other Old Testament prophecies about judgment and destruction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_deut._11_22-23_support_god_driving_out_nations.htm">In Deuteronomy 11:22-23, what evidence supports or contradicts the claim that God would 'drive out' nations from the land?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_doctrine_of_election.htm">What does the Bible say about the King of the South?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/daniel/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">But he that cometh.</span>--We now hear of further proceedings of the northern king. He follows up the vision mentioned in the last verse, enters the glorious land (<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> Palestine), and commits great ravages in it. The king is described in language which reminds us of <a href="/daniel/11-3.htm" title="And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.">Daniel 11:3</a>. He acts just as he pleases after his entrance to the southern kingdom. This has been applied to the conduct of Antiochus the Great, but history does not speak of any acts of destruction committed by him in Palestine. On the contrary, it is recorded of him that he treated the Jews with kindness. (On the "glorious land," see <a href="/daniel/8-9.htm" title="And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.">Daniel 8:9</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">Which by his hand</span> . . .--Literally, <span class= "ital">destruction being in his hand.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/daniel/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">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</span>. The rendering of the Septuagint is quite different, "And he who entereth in shall do to him according to his will, and there shall be none to resist before him, and he shall stand in the province in the place of his will, and all things shall be fulfilled in his hands." Some of the variations may be understood by a slightly different vocalization, but others resist this explanation. Theodotion renders in a way that suggests a text between that used by the Septuagint translator and the Massoretic, "And he who entereth in shall do to him according to his will, and there shall not be one that standeth before him, and he shall stand in the land of Sabei, and it shall be perfected (<span class="greek">τελεσθήσεται</span>) by his hand." The Peshitta has, "cometh against him," as in the Massoretic, "the glorious land" is put down directly as "the laud of Israel." The Vulgate renders exactly as our Authorized Version does. <span class="accented">But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will</span>, <span class="accented">and none shall stand before him..</span> This is a fair description of the advance of Antiochus the Great through Coele-Syria and Palestine. Fortress after fortress fell before his arms. <span class="accented">And he shall stand in the glorious land</span>; "the land of delight." Ewald would render, "land of the ornament." It is certainly the land of Judea. <span class="accented">Which by his hand shall be consumed.</span> This certainly contradicts history as we have it elsewhere. The Revised is little better, "And in his hand shall be destruction," which is the rendering of Behrmann, Keil, Hitzig, and Bevan. The rendering of von Lengcrke, Ewald, Stuart, and Fuller seems better to take <span class="hebrew">כָלָה</span> (<span class="accented">kalah</span>) <span class="accented">as</span> meaning "completely." The answer to the historical objection that Antiochus did not destroy Palestine, is that this distinction refers to Egypt; but as little did he destroy Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/daniel/11-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The invader</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבָּ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will do</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיַ֨עַשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ya·‘aś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as he pleases,</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּרְצוֹנ֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(kir·ṣō·w·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7522.htm">Strong's 7522: </a> </span><span class="str2">Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and no one</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will stand</span><br /><span class="heb">עוֹמֵ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·w·mêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against him.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפָנָ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄ā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He will establish</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיַעֲמֹ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ya·‘ă·mōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">himself in the Beautiful</span><br /><span class="heb">הַצְּבִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(haṣ·ṣə·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6643.htm">Strong's 6643: </a> </span><span class="str2">Splendor, a gazelle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Land,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶֽרֶץ־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with destruction</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָלָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in his hand.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְיָדֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·yā·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/daniel/11-16.htm">Daniel 11:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/daniel/11-16.htm">Daniel 11:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/daniel/11-16.htm">Daniel 11:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/daniel/11-16.htm">Daniel 11:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/daniel/11-16.htm">Daniel 11:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/daniel/11-16.htm">Daniel 11:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/daniel/11-16.htm">Daniel 11:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/daniel/11-16.htm">Daniel 11:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/daniel/11-16.htm">Daniel 11:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/daniel/11-16.htm">Daniel 11:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/daniel/11-16.htm">OT Prophets: Daniel 11:16 But he who comes against him shall (Dan. 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