Daniel 11:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He will resolve to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and will reach an agreement with the king of the South. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plan will not succeed or help him.”
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“He will resolve to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and will reach an agreement with the king of the South. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plan will not succeed or help him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And he setteth his face to go in with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; and he hath wrought, and the daughter of women he giveth to him, to corrupt her; and she doth not stand, nor is for him.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Daniel 11:17 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 12:17At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 20:3Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.
- Psalms 56:9Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.
- Proverbs 19:21Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
- Ezekiel 4:3Then take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Turn your face toward it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.
- Ezekiel 4:7You must turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared, and prophesy against it.
- Ezekiel 17:17Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives.
- Ezekiel 25:2“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
- Daniel 9:26Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.
- Daniel 11:19After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and be no more.
- Matthew 12:30He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
- Luke 9:51As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
- Luke 11:23He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
- Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
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