Daniel 11:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But as soon as he is established, his kingdom will be broken up and divided to the four winds of heaven, but not to his descendants; it will not be the same kingdom that he ruled, because his kingdom will be uprooted and will go to others besides them. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And as soon as he has fully arisen, his [Alexander the Great's] kingdom shall be broken [by his death] and divided toward the four winds [the east, west, north, and south] of the heavens, but not to his posterity, nor according to the [Grecian] dominion which he ruled, for his kingdom shall be torn out and uprooted and go to others [to his four generals] to the exclusion of these. American Standard Version (1901) And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion wherewith he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others besides these. Common English Bible But even as he takes control, his kingdom will be broken, divided to the four winds of heaven. It won’t pass to his descendants. No one will rule like he did because his kingdom will be uprooted. It will belong to others, not to these. Catholic Public Domain Version And when he has been firmly established, his kingdom will be shattered and will be divided towards the four winds of the heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to his power with which he ruled. For his kingdom will be torn to pieces, even for the outsiders who have been expelled from these. English Standard Version 2016 And as soon as he has arisen, his kingdom shall be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to the authority with which he ruled, for his kingdom shall be plucked up and go to others besides these. |
There is a person without a companion, without even a son or brother, and though there is no end to all his struggles, his eyes are still not content with riches. ‘Who am I struggling for,’ he asks, ‘and depriving myself of good things? ’ This too is futile and a miserable task.
After I have uprooted them, I will once again have compassion on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land.
However, if they will not obey, then I will uproot and destroy that nation.’ This is the Lord’s declaration.
At one moment I might announce concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will uproot, tear down, and destroy it.
The whole valley #– #the corpses, the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east #– #will be holy to the Lord. It will never be uprooted or demolished again.’
‘This is what you are to say to him: “This is what the Lord says: ‘What I have built I am about to demolish, and what I have planted I am about to uproot #– #the whole land!
I will bring the four winds against Elam from the four corners of the heavens, and I will scatter them to all these winds. There will not be a nation to which Elam’s banished ones will not go.
He said to me, ‘Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man. Say to it: This is what the Lord God says: Breath, come from the four winds and breathe into these slain so that they may live! ’
Daniel said, ‘In my vision at night I was watching, and suddenly the four winds of heaven stirred up the great sea.
‘After this, while I was watching, suddenly another beast appeared. It was like a leopard with four wings of a bird on its back. It had four heads, and it was given dominion.
‘While I was considering the horns, suddenly another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. And suddenly in this horn there were eyes like the eyes of a human and a mouth that was speaking arrogantly.
The four horns that took the place of the broken horn represent four kingdoms. They will rise from that nation, but without its power.
Then the male goat acted even more arrogantly, but when he became powerful, the large horn was broken. Four conspicuous horns came up in its place, pointing towards the four winds of heaven.
‘Listen! Listen! Flee from the land of the north’ #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #‘for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven’ #– #this is the Lord’s declaration.
The angel told me, ‘These are the four spirits , of heaven going out after presenting themselves to the Lord of the whole earth.
Knowing their thoughts, he told them, ‘Every kingdom divided against itself is headed for destruction, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.
‘But God said to him, “You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared #– #whose will they be? ”
After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, restraining the four winds of the earth so that no wind could blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree.