MANNAFEST

And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.

KJV

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ASV

And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he pervert by flatteries; but the people that know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.

WEB

With flattery he will corrupt those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.

YLT

And those acting wickedly against the covenant, he defileth by flatteries; and the people knowing their God are strong, and have wrought.

DBT

And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he pervert by flatteries; but the people that know theirGod shall be strong, and shall act.

About this book

Old Testament

DanielA 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

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