Bible Strands
Daniel 11:22
Then a flood of forces will be swept away before him and destroyed, along with a prince of the covenant.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet records this vision during a prophesied conflict between southern and northern rulers, immediately following the rise of a despicable figure who seizes the kingdom through intrigue.
The words — The Hebrew הַשֶּׁטֶף (ha-shetef) means "the flood," paired with נְגִיד בְּרִית (ne-gid berit) translating to "a prince of the covenant." These terms describe the sudden sweeping away and breaking of military forces alongside their allied covenant representative.
The thread — This flood imagery parallels the advancing army in Daniel 11:10 and the celestial host cast down in Daniel 8:10. It also contrasts with Daniel 9:26, which specifies the Anointed One (Messiah) as the one cut off, not a covenant prince.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to acknowledge that political and religious alliances are vulnerable to sudden, decisive judgment. It calls for sober vigilance rather than trust in human coalitions.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.
Cross-references
- Daniel 8:10 It grew as high as the host of heaven, and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the earth and trampled them.
- Daniel 9:26 Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.
- Daniel 11:10 But his sons will stir up strife and assemble a great army, which will advance forcefully, sweeping through like a flood, and will again carry the battle as far as his fortress.
- Daniel 8:25 Through 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.
- Isaiah 8:7 the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks.
- Amos 8:8 Will not the land quake for this, and all its dwellers mourn? All of it will swell like the Nile; it will surge and then subside like the Nile in Egypt.
- Amos 9:5 The Lord GOD of Hosts, He who touches the earth and it melts, and all its dwellers mourn—all the land rises like the Nile, then sinks like the river of Egypt—
- Nahum 1:8 But with an overwhelming flood He will make an end of Nineveh and pursue His enemies into darkness.
- Revelation 12:15 Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.