Daniel 11:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But as soon as he is established, his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven. It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the authority with which he ruled, because his kingdom will be uprooted and given to others.”
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“But as soon as he is established, his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven. It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the authority with which he ruled, because his kingdom will be uprooted and given to others.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion wherewith he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others besides these.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and according to his standing is his kingdom broken, and divided to the four winds of the heavens, and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion that he ruled, for his kingdom is plucked up--and for others apart from these.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Daniel 11:4 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 20:5the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
- Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
- Psalms 39:6Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
- Psalms 49:6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
- Psalms 73:17until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.
- Ecclesiastes 2:18I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
- Ecclesiastes 4:8There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
- Jeremiah 12:15But after I have uprooted them, I will once again have compassion on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land.
- Jeremiah 12:17But if they will not obey, then I will uproot that nation; I will uproot it and destroy it, declares the LORD.”
- Jeremiah 18:7At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.
- Jeremiah 31:40The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never again be uprooted or demolished.”
- Jeremiah 45:4Thus Jeremiah was to say to Baruch: “This is what the LORD says: Throughout the land I will demolish what I have built and uproot what I have planted.
- Daniel 7:2Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea.
- Daniel 7:6Next, as I watched, another beast appeared. It was like a leopard, and on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.
- Daniel 7:8While I was contemplating the horns, suddenly another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like those of a man and a mouth that spoke words of arrogance.
- Daniel 8:8Thus the goat became very great, but at the height of his power, his large horn was broken off, and four prominent horns came up in its place, pointing toward the four winds of heaven.
- Daniel 8:22The four horns that replaced the broken one represent four kingdoms that will rise from that nation, but will not have the same power.
- Matthew 12:25Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
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