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Daniel 11:21

In his place a despicable person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come in a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue.

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ASV

And in his place shall stand up a contemptible person, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom: but he shall come in time of security, and shall obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

KJV

And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְעָמַ֤דve.'a.Madand he will ariseH5975 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
כַּנּוֹ֙ka.Noplace hisH3653 →
נִבְזֶ֔הniv.Zeha despicable [person]H959 →
וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
נָתְנ֥וּna.te.Nupeople had givenH5414 →
עָלָ֖יו'a.Lavto himH5921 →
ה֣וֹדHod[the] honor ofH1935 →
מַלְכ֑וּתmal.KhutroyaltyH4438 →
וּבָ֣אu.Va'and he will comeH935 →
בְשַׁלְוָ֔הve.shal.Vahin quietnessH7962 →
וְהֶחֱזִ֥יקve.he.che.Zikand he will take hold ofH2388 →
מַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutroyaltyH4438 →
בַּחֲלַקְלַקּֽוֹת׃ba.cha.lak.la.Kotby intriguesH2519 →

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Daniel 4:17This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’Daniel 11:34Now when they fall, they will be granted a little help, but many will join them insincerely.Judges 9:1–20Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother,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 will be broken off, but not by human hands.Psalms 55:21His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.Isaiah 32:5No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected.1 Samuel 3:13I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.Daniel 8:23In the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne.Daniel 11:7But 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.Daniel 11:20In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or in battle.Psalms 15:4who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,2 Samuel 15:2–6He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”Daniel 7:8While I was contemplating the horns, suddenly another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like those of a man and a mouth that spoke words of arrogance.Daniel 8:9From one of these horns a little horn emerged and grew extensively toward the south and the east and toward the Beautiful Land.Nahum 1:14The LORD has issued a command concerning you, O Nineveh: “There will be no descendants to carry on your name. I will cut off the carved image and cast idol from the house of your gods; I will prepare your grave, for you are contemptible.”Daniel 11:32With flattery he will corrupt those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.Psalms 12:8The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.2 Samuel 15:3Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”

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Daniel in the Lions' Den — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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