Daniel 11 · Verse 37

Daniel 11:37

Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
Daniel 11:37, King James Version

Daniel 11:37 in other translations

BSBHe will show no regard for the gods of his fathers, nor for the one desired by women, nor for any other god, because he will magnify himself above them all.
WEBHe won’t regard the gods of his fathers, or the desire of women, or regard any god; for he will magnify himself above all.
ASVNeither shall he regard the gods of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall magnify himself above all.
YLTAnd unto the God of his fathers he doth not attend, nor to the desire of women, yea, to any god he doth not attend, for against all he magnifieth himself.
DARBYAnd he will not regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women; nor regard anygod: for he will magnify himself above all.
BBEHe will have no respect for the gods of his fathers or for the god desired by women; he will have no respect for any god: for he will put himself on high over all.
WebsterNeither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.

What does Daniel 11:37 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
37. Neither ... regard ... the desire of women--(Compare Eze 24:16, 18). The wife, as the desire of man's eyes, is the symbol of the tenderest relations (2Sa 1:26). Antiochus would set at naught even their entreaties that he should cease from his attack on Jehovah's worship [Polanus]. Maurer refers it to Antiochus' attack on the temple of the Syrian Venus, worshipped by women (1 Maccabees 6:1, &c.; 2 Maccabees 1:13). Newton refers it to Rome's "forbidding to marry." Elliott rightly makes the antitypical reference be to Messiah. Jewish women desired to be mothers with a view to Him, the promised seed of the woman (Ge 30:23; Lu 1:25, 28). nor regard any god--(2Th 2:4).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers - That God who sent the evangelists and apostles to preach the pure doctrine. These true fathers of the Christian Church, and their God, this Church has not regarded, but put councils, and traditions, and apocryphal writings in their place. Nor the desire of women - Both the Greek and Latin Church, in their antichristian enactments, have discouraged, and in several cases proscribed, marriage, under the pretense of greater chastity, to the discredit of God's ordinance, and Christianity itself. Nor regard any god - For the mandates and decrees of that Church have been often in defiance of God and his word, for it has magnified itself above all power and authority in heaven and on earth. It professes to hold the keys, and to open and shut heaven at pleasure, both to states and individuals.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 11:31-45

The remainder of this prophecy is very difficult, and commentators differ much respecting it. From Antiochus the account seems to pass to antichrist. Reference seems to be made to the Roman empire, the fourth monarchy, in its pagan, early Christian, and papal states. The end of the Lord's anger against his people approaches, as well as the end of his patience towards his enemies. If we would escape the ruin of the…

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Daniel 11:37 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.

וְעַל\־ve.'al-and onH5921
אֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.Hei[the] gods ofH430
אֲבֹתָיו֙'a.vo.Tavancestors hisH1
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יָבִ֔יןya.Vinhe will pay attentionH995
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and onH5921
חֶמְדַּ֥תchem.Dat[the] desire ofH2532
נָשִׁ֛יםna.ShimwomenH802
וְעַֽל\־ve.'al-and onH5921
כָּל\־kol-anyH3605
אֱל֖וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahgodH433
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יָבִ֑יןya.Vinhe will pay attentionH995
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
עַל\־'al-aboveH5921
כֹּ֖לkolallH3605
יִתְגַּדָּֽל\׃yit.ga.Dalhe will magnify himselfH1431

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Daniel 11:37

  • 1 Timothy 4:3

    Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

  • Isaiah 14:13

    For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:4

    Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

  • Deuteronomy 5:21

    Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour’s wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour’s house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour’s.

  • Genesis 3:16

    Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

  • Song of Solomon 7:10

    I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me.

  • Genesis 3:5

    For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

  • Ezekiel 24:16

    Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.

  • Deuteronomy 21:11

    And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the desire.
Ge 3:16; De 5:21; 21:11; So 7:10; Eze 24:16; 1Ti 4:3
regard.
Ge 3:5; Isa 14:13; 2Th 2:4

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Context

  • Daniel 11:36

    And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.

  • Daniel 11:37

    Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.

  • Daniel 11:38

    But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.

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Daniel 11:37 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y del Dios de sus padres no se cuidará, ni del amor de las mujeres: ni se cuidará de dios alguno, porque sobre todo se engrandecerá.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il n’aura point égard au Dieu de ses pères, et il n’aura point égard à l’objet du désir des femmes, ni à aucun ✝dieu; car il s’agrandira au-dessus de tout;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und auf den Gott seiner Väter wird er nicht achten, und weder auf die Sehnsucht der Weiber noch auf irgend einen Gott wird er achten, sondern er wird sich über alles erheben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et Deum patrum suorum non reputabit: et erit in concupiscentiis feminarum, nec quemquam deorum curabit, quia adversum universa consurget.