But news from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will go out with great fury to destroy many and devote them to destruction.
Parallel translations
- WEB But news out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him; and he shall go out with great fury to destroy and utterly to sweep away many.
- KJV But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
- NKJV But news from the east and the north shall trouble him; therefore he shall go out with great fury to destroy and annihilate many.
- NASB But rumors from the East and from the North will terrify him, and he will go out with great wrath to eliminate and annihilate many.
- NLT “But then news from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will set out in great anger to destroy and obliterate many.
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Quick answer
News from the east and north alarms him, and he marches out in great fury to destroy many. Even at his peak, the tyrant is troubled and turns to greater violence.
Overview
Disturbing reports drive the king to a final campaign of fury and destruction. His rage betrays an inner insecurity even at the summit of power. The escalating violence sets up the abrupt end described next, illustrating that the wrath of tyrants, however terrible, runs only as far as God permits before being brought to nothing.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Rev 19:19–21Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.
- Rev 17:13These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast.
- Ezek 38:9–12You and all your troops, and many peoples with you will go up, advancing like a thunderstorm; you will be like a cloud covering the land.
- Dan 11:11In a rage, the king of the South will march out to fight the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be delivered into the hand of his enemy.
- Rev 16:12And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.
- Dan 11:30Ships of Kittim will come against him, and he will lose heart. Then he will turn back and rage against the holy covenant and do damage. So he will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant.
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