Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsYea, they that eat of his dainties shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow; and many shall fall down slain.
Those who eat from his provisions will seek to destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall slain.
and those eating his portion of food destroy him, and his force overfloweth, and fallen have many wounded.
And they that eat of his delicate food shall break him, and his army shall be dissolved; and many shall fall down slain.
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Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentDaniel — A Hebrew exile at Babylonian and Persian courts sees empires rise and fall, a Son of Man coming with clouds, and seventy weeks locating Messiah in time. The canon's densest apocalyptic text — and its most interpretively contested.
- Author
- Daniel (traditional — Jesus cites ‘Daniel the prophet’ in Matt 24:15); critical scholarship dates composition to the 2nd c. BC Maccabean period (§7.9 — both surfaced)
- Date
- Traditional: 6th c. BC. Critical: c. 165 BC. Site default: traditional; critical view surfaced at depth 2