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.
Parallel translations
- WEB The overwhelming forces shall be overwhelmed from before him, and shall be broken; yes, also the prince of the covenant.
- BSB Then a flood of forces will be swept away before him and destroyed, along with a 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 9:26And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
- Dan 8:10–11And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
- Dan 11:10But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.
- Dan 8:25And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
- Amos 8:8Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
- Nah 1:8But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
- Rev 12:15–16And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
- Amos 9:5And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
- Isa 8:7–8Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:
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