But from a branch of her roots one shall arise in his place, who shall come with an army, enter the fortress of the king of the North, and deal with them and prevail.
Parallel translations
- WEB But out of a shoot from her roots shall one stand up in his place, who shall come to the army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail.
- KJV But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:
- BSB But one from her family line will rise up in his place, come against the army of the king of the North, and enter his fortress, fighting and prevailing.
- NASB But one of the descendants of her line will arise in his place, and he will come against their army and enter the fortress of the king of the North, and he will deal with them and prevail.
- NLT But when one of her relatives becomes king of the south, he will raise an army and enter the fortress of the king of the north and defeat him.
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Quick answer
A relative from the royal line of the south rises, invades the northern fortress, and prevails. The conflict between the two kingdoms continues with the south gaining the upper hand.
Overview
This fits a successor in the Egyptian line who avenged Berenice by invading Seleucid territory and triumphing. The relentless back-and-forth of these wars forms the backdrop against which God's people lived. The prophecy's accuracy reassures believers that no turn of history surprises God or escapes the working of His sovereign will.
Cross-references & the web
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- Job 14:7“For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, that the tender branch of it will not cease.
- Isa 11:1A shoot will come out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will bear fruit.
- Isa 9:14Therefore Yahweh will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and reed, in one day.
- Mal 4:1“For, behold, the day comes, it burns as a furnace; and all the proud, and all who work wickedness, will be stubble; and the day that comes will burn them up,” says Yahweh of Armies, “that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
- Jer 12:2You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; they grow, yes, they produce fruit. You are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.
- Luke 12:20“But God said to him, ‘You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared — whose will they be?’
- Ps 49:10–13For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.
- Ps 55:23But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you.
- Ezek 17:18For he has despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet has done all these things. He won’t escape.
- Dan 11:38–39But in his place shall he honor the god of fortresses; and a god whom his fathers didn’t know shall he honor with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
- Dan 11:19–20Then he shall turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found.
- Ps 109:8Let his days be few. Let another take his office.
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