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Kings of the South and North

Daniel 11:12

In 11 translations

BSB
When the army is carried off, the king of the South will be proud in heart and will cast down tens of thousands, but he will not triumph.
KJV
And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.
WEB
The multitude will be carried off, and his heart will be exalted. He will cast down tens of thousands, but he won’t prevail. The multitude will be lifted up, and his heart will be exalted. He will cast down tens of thousands, but he won’t prevail.
ASV
And the multitude shall be lifted up, and his heart shall be exalted; and he shall cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail.
LSV
and he has carried away the multitude, his heart is high, and he has caused myriads to fall, and he does not become strong.
YLT
and he hath carried away the multitude, his heart is high, and he hath caused myriads to fall, and he doth not become strong.
DBY
And when the multitude shall have been taken away, his heart shall be exalted; and he shall cast down myriads; but he shall not prevail.
DRC
And he shall take a multitude, and his heart shall be lifted up, and he shall cast down many thousands: but he shall not prevail.
GNV
Then the multitude shall be proude, and their heart shall be lifted vp: for hee shall cast downe thousands: but he shall not still preuaile.
JPS
and the multitude shall be carried away, and his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down tens of thousands; but he shall not prevail.
LXXE
And he shall take the multitude, and his heart shall be exalted; and he shall cast down many thousands; but he shall not prevail.

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  • Written (Ketiv): יָרוּם (“it will be lifted up”). Read aloud (Qere): וְרָ֣ם (“and it will be lifted up”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
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  • Leningrad Codex reads יְרָ֣ום; read aloud (Qere) reads וְרָ֣ם (“and it will be lifted up”).

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְנִשָּׂ֥א הֶהָמ֖וֹן ירום לְבָב֑וֹ וְהִפִּ֛יל רִבֹּא֖וֹת וְלֹ֥א יָעֽוֹז׃Read aloud as (qere): וְרָ֣ם
LXX-Br
καὶ λήψεται τὸν ὄχλον, καὶ ὑψωθήσεται ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ, καὶ καταβαλεῖ μυριάδας, καὶ οὐ κατισχύσει.

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  • 1 Peter 5:5Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
  • Habakkuk 2:4–6Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright — but the righteous will live by faith — and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is…
  • 2 Kings 14:10You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has become proud. Glory in that and stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
  • Daniel 5:23Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver…
  • Ezekiel 28:5By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.
  • Acts 12:22–23And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!” Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
  • 1 Timothy 3:6He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.
  • Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
  • Ezekiel 28:17Your heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.
  • Isaiah 10:7–12But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations. “Are not all my commanders kings?” he says. “Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is…
  • 2 Chronicles 26:16But when Uzziah grew powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.
  • 2 Chronicles 32:25But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
  • Deuteronomy 8:14then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  • 2 Chronicles 25:19You have said, ‘Look, I have defeated Edom,’ and your heart has become proud and boastful. Now stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
  • Daniel 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…
  • Daniel 5:19–20Because of the greatness that He bestowed on him, the people of every nation and language trembled in fear before him. He killed whom he wished and kept alive whom he wished; he exalted whom he wished and humbled whom…

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