Wail, O gate; cry, O city; melt in fear, O Philistia, all of you! For smoke comes out of the north, and there is no straggler in its ranks.
Daniel 11:29 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 “At the time appointed he shall return and come into the south, but this time it shall not be as it was before. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition At the time appointed [God's own time] he shall return and come into the South, but it shall not be successful as were the former invasions [of Egypt]. American Standard Version (1901) At 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. Common English Bible At the set time he will again battle against the south, but the second time will be different from the first. Catholic Public Domain Version At the appointed time, he will return, and he will approach the South, but the latter time will not be like the former. English Standard Version 2016 “At the time appointed he shall return and come into the south, but it shall not be this time as it was before. |
Wail, O gate; cry, O city; melt in fear, O Philistia, all of you! For smoke comes out of the north, and there is no straggler in its ranks.
In the third year of King Cyrus of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar. The word was true, and it concerned a great conflict. He understood the word, having received understanding in the vision.
And after an alliance is made with him, he shall act deceitfully and become strong with a small party.
He shall stir up his power and determination against the king of the south with a great army, and the king of the south shall wage war with a much greater and stronger army. But he shall not succeed, for plots shall be devised against him.
He shall return to his land with great wealth, but his heart shall be set against the holy covenant. He shall work his will and return to his own land.
For ships of Kittim shall come against him, and he shall lose heart and withdraw. He shall be enraged and take action against the holy covenant. He shall turn back and come to an understanding with those who forsake the holy covenant.
He said, “Listen, and I will tell you what will take place later in the period of wrath, for it refers to the appointed time of the end.
From one ancestor he made all peoples to inhabit the whole earth, and he allotted the times of their existence and the boundaries of the places where they would live,
but they remain under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father.