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NASB | Daniel 11:14 ¶ "Now in those times many will rise up against the king of the South; the violent ones among your people will also lift themselves up in order to fulfill the vision, but they will fall down. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Daniel 11:14 ¶ "In those times many will rise up against the king of the South (Egypt); also the violent men among your own people will arise in order to fulfill the [earlier] visions, but they will fail. |
Bible Question:
Emmaus, Thanks for your answer. If this group of people was the Ptolemies and Seleucids why are they referred to as "violent men among YOUR OWN people. Daniel is being addressed here and it sounds as though it's talking about a sub group of Daniel's people from Jerusalem? And I still don't understand what vision this group of viloent people is trying to fulfill? My study Bible doesn't have any information on the topic Can you clarify? Chusarcik |
Bible Answer: Greetings Chusarcik! Here is what The Bible Knowledge Commentary says about Dan. 11:14-17: "Syria was not Egypt?s only enemy, for Philip V of Macedonia joined with Antiochus III against Egypt. Many Jews (your own people, i.e., Daniel?s people, the Jews; cf. 'your people' in 9:24; 10:14) also joined Antiochus against Egypt. Perhaps the Jews hoped to gain independence from both Egypt and Syria by joining the conflict, but their hopes were not realized. Antiochus then sought to consolidate control over Israel from which he had expelled the Egyptians. The fortified city seems to refer to Sidon which Antiochus captured in 203 b.c. Antiochus III continued his occupation and by 199 had established himself in the Beautiful Land (cf. 8:9; 11:41). Antiochus sought to bring peace between Egypt and Syria by giving his daughter to marry Ptolemy V Epiphanes of Egypt. But this attempt to bring a peaceful alliance between the two nations did not succeed (v. 17)." I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |