At that time King Hazael of Aram went up, fought against Gath, and took it. But when Hazael set his face to go up against Jerusalem,
Daniel 11:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 He shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom. He shall make peace with him and shall give him a woman in marriage, in order to destroy the kingdom, but it shall not succeed or be to his advantage. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He [Antiochus the Great] shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and with him upright conditions and terms of peace, and he shall perform them [by making an agreement with the king of the South]. He shall give him [his] daughter to corrupt and destroy it [his league with Egypt] and the kingdom, but it shall not succeed or be to his advantage. American Standard Version (1901) And he shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and with him equitable conditions; and he shall perform them: and he shall give him the daughter of women, to corrupt her; but she shall not stand, neither be for him. Common English Bible He will decide to occupy his entire kingdom by force. He will make an agreement with him and will give him a wife, intending to destroy him, but it won’t succeed and it won’t happen. Catholic Public Domain Version And he will set his face to strive to hold his entire kingdom, and he will make fair conditions with him. And he will give him a daughter among women, so as to overthrow it. But she will not stand, neither will she be for him. English Standard Version 2016 He shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and he shall bring terms of an agreement and perform them. He shall give him the daughter of women to destroy the kingdom, but it shall not stand or be to his advantage. |
At that time King Hazael of Aram went up, fought against Gath, and took it. But when Hazael set his face to go up against Jerusalem,
Jehoshaphat was afraid; he set himself to seek the Lord and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
Then my enemies will retreat in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me.
The human mind may devise many plans, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established.
Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in war, when ramps are cast up and siege walls built to cut off many lives.
Then take an iron plate and place it as an iron wall between you and the city; set your face toward it, and let it be in a state of siege, and press the siege against it. This is a sign for the house of Israel.
You shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and with your arm bared you shall prophesy against it.
Then he shall turn back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he shall stumble and fall and shall not be found.
After the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing, and the troops of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed.
They all come for violence, with faces pressing forward; they gather captives like sand.
Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.
What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?