Daniel 11:29

At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
appointed	לַמּוֹעֵ֥ד la.mo.'Ed	H4150	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
return	יָשׁ֖וּב ya.Shuv	H7725	to turn back (hence · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
come	וּבָ֣א u.Va'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
south	בַנֶּ֑גֶב va.Ne.gev	H5045	the south (from its drought) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
former	כָרִאשֹׁנָ֖ה kha.ri.sho.Nah	H7223	first · preposition with the article + ordinal number, feminine singular absolute
latter	וְכָאַחֲרֹנָֽה ve.kha.'a.cha.ro.Nah	H314	hinder · conjunction + preposition with the article + adjective, feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

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Daniel 8:19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.
Daniel 10:1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but…
Daniel 11:23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
Daniel 11:25 And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred u…
Acts 17:26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and…
Galatians 4:2 But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 11:21–end

All this is a prophecy of the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes, the little horn spoken of before (Dan 8:9) a sworn enemy to the Jewish religion, and a bitter persecutor of those that adhered to it. What troubles the Jews met with in the reigns of the Persian kings were not so particularly foretold to Daniel as these, because then they had living prophets with them, Haggai and Zechariah, to encourage them; but these troubles in the days of Antiochus were foretold, because, before that time, prophecy would cease, and they would find it necessary to have recourse to the written word. Some things in this prediction concerning Antiochus are alluded to in the New Testament predictions of the antichris…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 11:29

At the time appointed--"the time" spoken of in Dan 11:27. return--his second open invasion of Egypt. Ptolemy Philometer, suspecting Antiochus' designs with Physcon, hired mercenaries from Greece. Whereupon Antiochus advanced with a fleet and an army, demanding the cession to him of Cyprus, Pelusium, and the country adjoining the Pelusiac mouth of the Nile. it shall not be as the former--not successful as the former expedition. Popilius Loenas, the Roman ambassador, met him at Eleusis, four miles from Alexandria, and presented him the decree of the senate; on Antiochus replying that he would consider what he was to do, Popilius drew a line round him with a rod and said, "I must have a rep…

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Adam Clarke on Daniel 11:29

At the time appointed he shall return - Finding that his treachery was detected, and that the two brothers had united their counsel and strength for their mutual support, he threw off the mask; and having collected a great army early in the spring, he passed through Coelesyria; entered Egypt; and the inhabitants of Memphis having submitted to him, he came by easy marches to Alexandria. But, says the prophet, "it shall not be as the former or as the latter:" he had not the same success as the former, when he overthrew the Egyptian army at Pelusium; nor as the latter, when he took Memphis, and subdued all Egypt, except Alexandria. See the reason.

The Church Fathers

"At the time appointed he shall return and shall come to the South; but the latter time shall not be like the former." And then two years later he gathered an army against Ptolemy and came to the South.
— Jerome, St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER ELEVEN

"And he will return at his appointed time," that is, he will not conquer and prevail in the same manner as before, but he will return in defeat. The phrase "at his appointed time" indicates the time suitable for warfare.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 11:29

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Dictionary and topics

Macedonian Empire, The · Predictions respecting: History of its four divisions — Predictions respecting: History of its four divisions
Syria · Prophecies respecting: Its history in connection with the Macedonia empire — Prophecies respecting: Its history in connection with the Macedonia empire

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Daniel 11:29

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 11:21–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 11:29

Adam Clarke on Daniel 11:29

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 11:29

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 11:21–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 11:29

Adam Clarke on Daniel 11:29

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Daniel 11:29

John Calvin on Daniel 11:29-30

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 11:29-30

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 11:29-35

Rashi on Daniel 11:29