Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
Parallel translations
- WEB Neither shall he regard the gods of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall magnify himself above all.
- BSB He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers, nor for the one desired by women, nor for any other god, because he will magnify himself above them all.
- NKJV He shall regard neither the God of his fathers nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall exalt himself above them all.
- NASB And he will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he show regard for any other god; for he will boast against them all.
- NLT He will have no respect for the gods of his ancestors, or for the god loved by women, or for any other god, for he will boast that he is greater than them all.
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Quick answer
He disregards the gods of his fathers, the desire of women, and every god, magnifying only himself. The king's self-exaltation is total, sweeping aside all reverence.
Overview
His contempt extends even to ancestral religion and natural affections, exalting himself above all. The portrait of utter self-deification continues the picture begun in the previous verse. Whether read of Antiochus or a future antichrist, it depicts the essence of rebellion against God: the creature setting himself in the place of the Creator, the very opposite of Christ's humble obedience.
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- Isa 14:13For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
- 1 Tim 4:3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
- 2 Th 2:4Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
- Gen 3:16Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
- Deut 21:11And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;
- Ezek 24:16Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.
- Gen 3:5For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
- Song 7:10I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me.
- Deut 5:21Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour’s wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour’s house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
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