Then a flood of forces will be swept away before him and destroyed, along with a prince of the covenant.
Parallel translations
- WEB The overwhelming forces shall be overwhelmed from before him, and shall be broken; yes, also the prince of the covenant.
- KJV And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.
- NKJV With the force of a flood they shall be swept away from before him and be broken, and also the prince of the covenant.
- NASB And the overflowing forces will be flooded away from him and smashed, and also the prince of the covenant.
- NLT Before him great armies will be swept away, including a covenant prince.
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Quick answer
Opposing forces are swept away before him, including 'the prince of the covenant.' The tyrant overwhelms his rivals and strikes at sacred leadership.
Overview
The flood of armies is overwhelmed, and even a 'prince of the covenant,' likely a high priest, is removed. Antiochus interfered violently in the Jewish priesthood, attacking the very leadership of God's covenant people. The mention of the covenant signals that this conflict is not merely political but a direct assault on the worship and faith of Israel.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Dan 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.
- Dan 8:10–11It grew as high as the host of heaven, and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the earth, and trampled them.
- Dan 11:10But his sons will stir up strife and assemble a great army, which will advance forcefully, sweeping through like a flood, and will again carry the battle as far as his fortress.
- Dan 8:25Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands.
- Amos 8:8Will not the land quake for this, and all its dwellers mourn? All of it will swell like the Nile; it will surge and then subside like the Nile in Egypt.
- Nah 1:8But with an overwhelming flood He will make an end of Nineveh and pursue His enemies into darkness.
- Rev 12:15–16Then from the mouth of the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.
- Amos 9:5The Lord GOD of Hosts, He who touches the earth and it melts, and all its dwellers mourn—all the land rises like the Nile, then sinks like the river of Egypt—
- Isa 8:7–8the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks.
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