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Daniel 11:14
ESV “In those times many shall rise against the king of the south, and the violent among your own people shall lift themselves up in order to fulfill the vision, but they shall fail.
NIV In those times many will rise against the king of the South. Those who are violent among your own people will rebel in fulfillment of the vision, but without success.
NASB Now in those times many will rise up against the king of the South; the violent ones among your people will also raise themselves up to fulfill the vision, but they will fall down.
CSB "In those times many will rise up against the king of the South. Violent ones among your own people will assert themselves to fulfill a vision, but they will fail.
NLT At that time there will be a general uprising against the king of the south. Violent men among your own people will join them in fulfillment of this vision, but they will not succeed.
KJV And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.

What does Daniel 11:14 mean?

So far, the prophecy given to Daniel in 536 BC (Daniel 10:1; 11:2) has accurately predicted what would happen several centuries later. This has primarily involved conflicts between the Seleucid Empire in the north and Ptolemaic Egypt in the south. History affirms those claims (Daniel 11:3–9), including the important Battle of Raphia (Daniel 11:10–12) and the subsequent return of Seleucid leader Antiochus III after years of success on other fronts (Daniel 11:13).

Here, the prophecy includes two important aspects. First is that "many" will join with the king of the north—Antiochus III—to fight against Egypt. In this phase of the Syrian Wars, Antiochus was aided by Macedonia and Philip V. Second is that Antiochus's armies included many Israelites, who probably hoped their service would earn them their own land to control. These "violent" among Daniel's own Jewish people (Daniel 1:1–7) were not acting correctly, but their efforts continued to fulfill the visions already established about Israel (Daniel 10:14).

The following verses continue to predict Antiochus III's campaigns and their results (Daniel 11:15–19).
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