Daniel 11 · Verse 22

Daniel 11:22

And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.
Daniel 11:22, King James Version

Daniel 11:22 in other translations

BSBThen a flood of forces will be swept away before him and destroyed, along with a prince of the covenant.
WEBThe overwhelming forces will be overwhelmed from before him, and will be broken. Yes, also the prince of the covenant.
ASVAnd the overwhelming forces shall be overwhelmed from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.
YLTAnd the arms of the flood are overflowed from before him, and are broken; and also the leader of the covenant.
DARBYAnd the overflowing forces shall be overflowed from before him, and shall be broken: yea, also the prince of the covenant.
BBEAnd his forces will be completely taken away from before him and broken; and even the ruler of the agreement will have the same fate.
WebsterAnd with the arms of a flood shall they be overflowed from before him, and shall be broken; yes, also the prince of the covenant.

What does Daniel 11:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
22. shall they be overflown ... before him--Antiochus Epiphanes shall invade Egypt with overwhelming forces. prince of the covenant--Ptolemy Philometer, the son of Cleopatra, Antiochus' sister, who was joined in covenant with him. Ptolemy's guardians, while he was a boy, sought to recover from Epiphanes Coelo-Syria and Palestine, which had been promised by Antiochus the Great as Cleopatra's dowry in marrying Ptolemy Epiphanes. Hence arose the war. Philometer's generals were vanquished, and Pelusium, the key of Egypt, taken by Antiochus, 171 B.C.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 And with the arms of a flood - The arms which were overflown before him were his competitors for the crown. They were vanquished by the forces of Eumenes and Attalus; and were dissipated by the arrival of Antiochus from Athens, whose presence disconcerted all their measures. The prince of the covenant - This was Onias, the high priest, whom he removed, and put Jason in his place, who had given him a great sum of money; and then put wicked Menelaus in his room, who had offered him a larger sum. Thus he acted deceitfully in the league made with Jason.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 11:1-30

The vision of the Scriptures of truth. Verses 1-30 The angel shows Daniel the succession of the Persian and Grecian empires. The kings of Egypt and Syria are noticed: Judea was between their dominions, and affected by their contests. From Dn 11:5-30, is generally considered to relate to the events which came to pass during the continuance of these governments; and from Dn 11:21, to relate to Antiochus Epiphanes, who…

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Daniel 11:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּזְרֹע֥וֹתu.ze.ro.'otand [the] forces ofH2220
הַשֶּׁ֛טֶףha.She.tefthe floodH7858
יִשָּׁטְפ֥וּyi.sha.te.Futhey will be swept awayH7857
מִלְּפָנָ֖יוmi.le.fa.Navfrom to before himH6440
וְיִשָּׁבֵ֑רוּve.yi.sha.Ve.ruso they may be brokenH7665
וְגַ֖םve.Gamand alsoH1571
נְגִ֥ידne.Gida prince ofH5057
בְּרִֽית\׃be.Rita covenantH1285

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Cross references for Daniel 11:22

  • Daniel 9:26

    And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

  • Daniel 11:10

    But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.

  • Daniel 8:10-11

    And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.

  • Daniel 8:25

    And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

  • Revelation 12:15-16

    And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

  • Isaiah 8:7-8

    Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks: And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.

  • Amos 9:5

    And the Lord God of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.

  • Amos 8:8

    Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.

  • Nahum 1:8

    But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
with.
10; 9:26; Isa 8:7,8; Am 8:8; 9:5; Na 1:8; Re 12:15,16
also.
8:10,11,25

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Context

  • Daniel 11:21

    And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

  • Daniel 11:22

    And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.

  • Daniel 11:23

    And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.

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Daniel 11:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y con los brazos de inundación serán inundados delante de él, y serán quebrantados; y aun también el príncipe del pacto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et les forces qui débordent seront débordées devant lui et seront brisées, et même le prince de l’alliance.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die überschwemmenden Streitkräfte werden vor ihm überschwemmt und zertrümmert werden, und sogar ein Fürst des Bundes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et brachia pugnantis expugnabuntur a facie ejus, et conterentur: insuper et dux fœderis.