Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then he shall turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found.
- BSB After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and be no more.
- NKJV Then he shall turn his face toward the fortress of his own land; but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
- NASB So he will turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and not be found.
- NLT He will take refuge in his own fortresses but will stumble and fall and be seen no more.
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Quick answer
Turning back toward his own land, the king stumbles, falls, and is seen no more. The proud conqueror comes to an inglorious end.
Overview
After his defeat, the northern king retreats and dies, his power broken. Historically this fits the death of Antiochus III. The sudden, unremarkable end of so great a figure underscores the vanity of earthly power. All human kings fall, but God's kingdom endures, a contrast that points to the eternal reign of Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Ezek 26:21I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord GOD.
- Ps 37:36Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
- Job 20:8He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
- Jer 46:6Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.
- Ps 27:2When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
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