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Daniel 11:42

And his hand will be stretched out on the countries: and the land of the south will not be safe from him.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   The Topic Concordance - Empires/world Powers;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Syria;  

Dictionaries:

- Fausset Bible Dictionary - Antiochus;   Gog;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Alexandria;   Antioch;   Antiochus;   Daniel, Book of;   Thessalonians, Second Epistle to the;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Daniel, Book of;   Egypt;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Apocalypse;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He will extend his power against the countries, and not even the land of Egypt will escape.
Hebrew Names Version
He shall stretch forth his hand also on the countries; and the land of Mitzrayim shall not escape.
King James Version
He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
English Standard Version
He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
New American Standard Bible
"Then he will reach out with his hand against other countries, and the land of Egypt will not escape.
New Century Version
The king of the North will show his power in many countries; Egypt will not escape.
Amplified Bible
"Then he will stretch out his hand against other countries, but Egypt will not be among the ones which escape.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He shall stretch foorth his hands also vpon the countreis, and ye land of Egypt shall not escape.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Then he will stretch out his hand against other countries, and the land of Egypt will not escape.
Berean Standard Bible
He will extend his power over many countries, and not even the land of Egypt will escape.
Contemporary English Version
The king of the north will invade many countries, including Egypt,
Complete Jewish Bible
He will reach out his hand to seize other countries too. The land of Egypt will not escape —
Darby Translation
And he shall stretch forth his hand upon the countries; and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
Easy-to-Read Version
The northern king will show his power in many countries. Egypt will also learn how powerful he is.
George Lamsa Translation
He shall stretch forth his hand also against other countries; and the land of Egypt shall not escape from his hands.
Good News Translation
When he invades all those countries, even Egypt will not be spared.
Lexham English Bible
And he will stretch out his hand against countries and the land of Egypt will not escape.
Literal Translation
And his hand will stretch out against the lands, and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He shall stretch forth his hodes vpon the countrees, & the londe of Egipte shal not escape him.
American Standard Version
He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries; and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries; and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
King James Version (1611)
He shall stretch foorth his hand also vpon the countreys, and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He shall stretche foorth his hande also vpon the countreys, and the lande of Egypt shall not escape.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he shall stretch forth his hand over the land; and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
English Revised Version
He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
World English Bible
He shall stretch forth his hand also on the countries; and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he schal sende his hond in to londis, and the lond of Egipt schal not ascape.
Update Bible Version
He shall stretch forth his hand also on the countries; and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
Webster's Bible Translation
He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
New English Translation
He will extend his power against other lands; the land of Egypt will not escape.
New King James Version
He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
New Living Translation
He will conquer many countries, and even Egypt will not escape.
New Life Bible
Then he will fight against other countries, and Egypt will be taken.
New Revised Standard
He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
yea he will thrust forth his hand against the lands, - and, the land of Egypt, shall have no deliverance;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he shall lay his hand upon the lands: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
Revised Standard Version
He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
Young's Literal Translation
`And he sendeth forth his hand upon the lands, and the land of Egypt is not for an escape;

Contextual Overview

21 And his place will be taken by a low person, to whom the honour of the kingdom had not been given: but he will come in time of peace and will get the kingdom by fair words. 22 And his forces will be completely taken away from before him and broken; and even the ruler of the agreement will have the same fate. 23 And from the time when they make an agreement with him, he will be working falsely: for he will take up arms suddenly with a small force, 24 Against fertile places, and will make waste a part of the country; and he will do what his fathers have not done, or his fathers' fathers; he will make distribution among them of goods taken in war and by force, and of property: he will even make designs against the strong places for a time. 25 And he will put in motion his power and his strength against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south will go to war with a very great and strong army: but he will be forced to give way, because of their designs against him; 26 And his fears will overcome him and be the cause of his downfall, and his army will come to complete destruction, and a great number will be put to the sword. 27 And as for these two kings, their hearts will be fixed on doing evil and they will say false words at one table; but it will come to nothing: for the end will be at the time fixed. 28 And he will go back to his land with great wealth; and his heart will be against the holy agreement; and he will do his pleasure and go back to his land. 29 At the time fixed he will come back and come into the south; but in the later time it will not be as it was before. 30 For those who go out from the west will come against him, and he will be in fear and will go back, full of wrath against the holy agreement; and he will do his pleasure: and he will go back and be united with those who have given up the holy agreement.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

stretch forth: Heb. send forth

and: Ezekiel 29:14, Zechariah 10:10, Zechariah 10:11, Zechariah 14:17, Revelation 11:8

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 29:15 - rule Ezekiel 30:26 - I will

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries,.... Before mentioned, and take possession of them and rule over them, as the Turk does to this day:

and the land of Egypt shall not escape; the hands of the Turk by whom it was taken from the Mamalucs; and is now a province of the Turkish empire, and governed by a Turkish basha, with twenty four princes under him a. This was not true of Antiochus, who, after he had been checked by the Romans, never entered into Egypt, and much less became master of it, as the Turk now is.

a Ibid. (See Dr. Newton's Dissertations on the Prophecies) p. 394.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries - Margin, send forth. Significant of war and conquest. The idea is, that he would be an invader of foreign lands - a characteristic which it is not necessary to show pertained to Antiochus.

And the land of Egypt shall not escape - Moab and Edom, and the land of Ammon would escape, but Egypt would not. We have seen in the exposition of this chapter (see the notes at Daniel 11:25-28) that he, in fact, subdued Memphis and the best portions of Egypt, and even obtained possession of the person of the king.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Daniel 11:42. He shall stretch forth his handHe - the Ottoman emperors, have stretched forth the hand, not only on European, but also upon Asiatic and African countries. Egypt - has not escaped; it is a province of the Turkish government, as are also Fez, Morocco, Algiers, and many other African countries. And as the prophecy says they "got power over the silver and gold, and the precious things of Egypt," so it was; for when Selim conquered Egypt, A.D. 1517, he took all its spoils; and the immense sums drawn from it to the present day, and the wretchedness of the land in consequence, are almost incredible.

The Libyans and the Ethiopians — The Cushim - unconquered Arabs, all sought their friendship; and many of them are tributary to the present time.


 
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