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21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. 22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant. 23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people. 24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.

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21 And in his place (A)shall arise a vile person, to whom they will not give the honor of royalty; but he shall come in peaceably, and seize the kingdom by intrigue. 22 With the [a]force of a (B)flood they shall be swept away from before him and be broken, (C)and also the prince of the covenant. 23 And after the league is made with him (D)he shall act deceitfully, for he shall come up and become strong with a small number of people. 24 He shall enter peaceably, even into the richest places of the province; and he shall do what his fathers have not done, nor his forefathers: he shall disperse among them the plunder, [b]spoil, and riches; and he shall devise his plans against the strongholds, but only for a time.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 11:22 Lit. arms
  2. Daniel 11:24 booty

21 “In his place a vile person shall stand up, to whom they shall not give the honor of the kingdom. But he shall come in peaceably and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. 22 A flood of armies shall be swept away before him and be broken, and the prince of the covenant as well. 23 After the league is made with him, he shall work deceitfully, and he shall come up and shall become strong with a small force of people. 24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the richest places of the realm. And he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers. He shall distribute among them the plunder and spoil and riches. And he shall plan his devices against the strongholds, but only for a time.

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28 Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land.

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28 While returning to his land with great riches, his heart shall be moved against the holy covenant; so he shall do damage and return to his own land.

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28 While turning back to his land with great wealth, his heart shall be against the holy covenant. He shall wage war and turn back to his own land.

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