And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
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4 additional translationsAnd after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully; for he shall come up, and shall become strong, with a small people.
After an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully; for he will rise to power with only a few people.
And after they join themselves unto him, he worketh deceit, and hath increased, and hath been strong by a few of the nation.
And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully, and he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
About this book
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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