Daniel 11:7

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“But one from her family line will rise up in his place, come against the army of the king of the North, and enter his fortress, fighting and prevailing.”

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BSBPD

“But one from her family line will rise up in his place, come against the army of the king of the North, and enter his fortress, fighting and prevailing.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But out of a shoot from her roots shall one stand up in his place, who shall come unto the army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And <FI>one<Fi> hath stood up from a branch of her roots, <FI>in<Fi> his station, and he cometh in unto the bulwark, yea, he cometh into a stronghold of the king of the south, and hath wrought against them, and hath done mightily;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Daniel 11:7 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 14:7For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail.
  2. Psalms 49:10For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
  3. Psalms 55:23But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
  4. Psalms 109:8May his days be few; may another take his position.
  5. Isaiah 9:14So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day.
  6. Isaiah 11:1Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
  7. Jeremiah 12:2You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.
  8. Ezekiel 17:18He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!’
  9. 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.
  10. Daniel 11:38And in their place, he will honor a god of fortresses—a god his fathers did not know—with gold, silver, precious stones, and riches.
  11. Malachi 4:1“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”
  12. 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?’

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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