Daniel 11 · Verse 7

Daniel 11:7

But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:
Daniel 11:7, King James Version

Daniel 11:7 in other translations

BSBBut one from her family line will rise up in his place, come against the army of the king of the North, and enter his fortress, fighting and prevailing.
WEB“But out of a shoot from her roots one will stand up in his place, who will come to the army and will enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and will deal against them and will prevail.
ASVBut out of a shoot from her roots shall one stand up in his place, who shall come unto the army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail.
YLT‘And one hath stood up from a branch of her roots, in his station, and he cometh in unto the bulwark, yea, he cometh into a stronghold of the king of the south, and hath wrought against them, and hath done mightily;
DARBYBut out of a shoot from her roots shall one stand up in his place, who shall come to the army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shew himself mighty.
BBEBut out of a branch from her roots one will come up to take his place, who will come against the army, forcing his way into the strong place of the king of the north, and he will take them in hand and overcome them:
WebsterBut out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, who shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:

What does Daniel 11:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. a branch of her roots ... in his estate--Ptolemy Euergetes, brother of Berenice, succeeding in the place (Margin) of Philadelphus, avenged her death by overrunning Syria, even to the Euphrates. deal against them--He shall deal with the Syrians at his own pleasure. He slew Laodice.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 But out of a branch of her roots - A branch from the same root from which she sprang. This was Ptolemy Euergetes, her brother, who, to avenge his sister's death, marched with a great army against Seleucus Callinicus, took some of his best places, indeed all Asia, from Mount Taurus to India, and returned to Egypt with an immense booty, forty thousand talents of silver, precious vessels, and images of their gods two thousand five hundred, without Callinicus daring to offer him battle. I can but touch on these historic facts, for fear of extending these notes to an immoderate length.

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 11:7 in the original Hebrew

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וְעָמַ֛דve.'a.Madand he will ariseH5975
מִנֵּ֥צֶרmi.Ne.tzerone of [the] shoot[s] ofH5342
שָׁרָשֶׁ֖יהָsha.ra.Shei.haroots herH8328
כַּנּ֑וֹka.Noplace hisH3653
וְיָבֹ֣אve.ya.Vo'so he may comeH935
אֶל\־'el-againstH413
הַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilthe armyH2428
וְיָבֹא֙ve.ya.Vo'so he may goH935
בְּמָעוֹז֙be.ma.'Ozin [the] stronghold ofH4581
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
הַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.Fonthe northH6828
וְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.Sahand he will doH6213
בָהֶ֖םva.Hemwith them
וְהֶחֱזִֽיק\׃ve.he.che.Zikand he will prevailH2388

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Cross references for Daniel 11:7

  • Jeremiah 12:2

    Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.

  • Psalms 109:8

    Let his days be few; and let another take his office.

  • Isaiah 9:14

    Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.

  • Psalms 49:10-13

    For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names. Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish. This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.

  • Daniel 11:19-20

    Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found. Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.

  • Daniel 11:38-39

    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. 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.

  • Luke 12:20

    But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

  • Malachi 4:1

    For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

  • Job 14:7

    For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

  • Ezekiel 17:18

    Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.

  • Isaiah 11:1

    And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

  • Psalms 55:23

    But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
out of.
Job 14:7; Isa 9:14; 11:1; Jer 12:2; Mal 4:1
one stand.Ptolemy Euergetes, who, to avenge his sister's death, marched with a great army against Callinicus, took all Asia from mount Taurus to India, and returned to Egypt with an immense booty.
20; Ps 49:10-13; 109:8; Lu 12:20
in his estate. or, in his place, or office.
20
and shall prevail.
Ps 55:23; Eze 17:18

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Context

  • Daniel 11:6

    And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.

  • Daniel 11:7

    But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:

  • Daniel 11:8

    And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.

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Daniel 11:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas del renuevo de sus raíces se levantará uno sobre su silla, y vendrá con ejército, y entrará en la fortaleza del rey del norte, y hará en ellos á su arbitrio, y predominará.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Mais d’un rejeton de ses racines se lèvera à sa place un homme, et il viendra à l’armée, et il entrera dans la forteresse du roi du nord; et il agira contre eux et se montrera puissant;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Doch einer von den Schößlingen ihrer Wurzeln wird an seiner Statt aufstehen; und er wird gegen die Heeresmacht kommen, und wird in die Festungen des Königs des Nordens eindringen und mit ihnen nach Gutdünken verfahren, und wird siegen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et stabit de germine radicum ejus plantatio: et veniet cum exercitu, et ingredietur provinciam regis aquilonis: et abutetur eis, et obtinebit.