Daniel 11 · Verse 29

Daniel 11:29

At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.
Daniel 11:29, King James Version

Daniel 11:29 in other translations

BSBAt the appointed time he will invade the South again, but this time will not be like the first.
WEB“He will return at the appointed time and come into the south; but it won’t be in the latter time as it was in the former.
ASVAt the time appointed he shall return, and come into the south; but it shall not be in the latter time as it was in the former.
YLTAt the appointed time he turneth back, and hath come against the south, and it is not as the former, and as the latter.
DARBYAt the set time he shall return, and come towards the south; but not as the former time shall be the latter;
BBEAt the time fixed he will come back and come into the south; but in the later time it will not be as it was before.
WebsterAt the time appointed he shall return, and come towards the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.

What does Daniel 11:29 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
29. At the time appointed--"the time" spoken of in Da 11:27. return--his second open invasion of Egypt. Ptolemy Philometer, suspecting Antiochus' designs with Physcon, hired mercenaries from Greece. Whereupon Antiochus advanced with a fleet and an army, demanding the cession to him of Cyprus, Pelusium, and the country adjoining the Pelusiac mouth of the Nile. it shall not be as the former--not successful as the former expedition. Popilius Loenas, the Roman ambassador, met him at Eleusis, four miles from Alexandria, and presented him the decree of the senate; on Antiochus replying that he would consider what he was to do, Popilius drew a line round him with a rod and said, "I must have a reply to give to the senate before you leave this circle." Antiochus submitted, and retired from Egypt; and his fleets withdrew from Cyprus. or as the latter--that mentioned in Da 11:42, 43 [Tregelles]. Or, making this the third expedition, the sense is "not as the first or as the second" expeditions [Piscator]. Rather "not as the former, so shall be this latter" expedition [Grotius].

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 29 At the time appointed he shall return - Finding that his treachery was detected, and that the two brothers had united their counsel and strength for their mutual support, he threw off the mask; and having collected a great army early in the spring, he passed through Coelesyria; entered Egypt; and the inhabitants of Memphis having submitted to him, he came by easy marches to Alexandria. But, says the prophet, "it shall not be as the former or as the latter:" he had not the same success as the former, when he overthrew the Egyptian army at Pelusium; nor as the latter, when he took Memphis, and subdued all Egypt, except Alexandria. See the reason.

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 11:29 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.

לַמּוֹעֵ֥דla.mo.'Edto the appointed timeH4150
יָשׁ֖וּבya.Shuvhe will returnH7725
וּבָ֣אu.Va'and he will comeH935
בַנֶּ֑גֶבva.Ne.gevin the southH5045
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
תִהְיֶ֥הtih.Yehit will beH1961
כָרִאשֹׁנָ֖הkha.ri.sho.Nahas the former [time]H7223
וְכָאַחֲרֹנָֽה\׃ve.kha.'a.cha.ro.Nahand as the latter [time]H314

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Cross references for Daniel 11:29

  • Isaiah 14:31

    Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.

  • 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.

  • Daniel 8:19

    And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.

  • Daniel 10:1

    In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.

  • Acts 17:26

    And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

  • Daniel 11:25

    And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him.

  • Galatians 4:2

    But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
time.
8:19; 10:1; Isa 14:31; Ac 17:26; Ga 4:2
as the former.
23,25

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Context

  • Daniel 11:28

    Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land.

  • Daniel 11:29

    At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.

  • Daniel 11:30

    For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.

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Daniel 11:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Al tiempo señalado tornará al mediodía; mas no será la postrera venida como la primera.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Au temps déterminé il retournera et viendra dans le midi; mais il n’en sera pas la dernière fois comme la première;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Zur bestimmten Zeit wird er wiederkehren und gegen den Süden ziehen, aber es wird zuletzt nicht sein wie im Anfang.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Statuto tempore revertetur, et veniet ad austrum: et non erit priori simile novissimum.