Daniel 11:28

The king of the North will return to his land with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant; so he will do damage and return to his own land.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The text describes a future military campaign sequence, positioned between a failed conspiracy of two opposing kings and a subsequent invasion of the South.

The words — לְבָב֖/וֹ (le.va.V/o) = his heart, and בְּרִ֣ית קֹ֑דֶשׁ (be.Rit Ko.desh) = covenant of holiness.

The thread — Daniel 11:22 records a prince of the covenant being destroyed by a flood of forces. Daniel 11:30 shows the same ruler raging against the holy covenant after facing opposition from Kittim. Daniel 8:24 parallels this with a ruler whose great power causes terrible destruction and succeeds in all his actions.

Why it lands — The text states that a returning king carries wealth yet fixes his heart against a sacred agreement, requiring the reader to observe that military retreat and material gain do not indicate moral or spiritual alignment.

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The Hebrew words

וְיָשֹׁ֤בve./ya.Shoand/ he will return אַרְצוֹ֙'ar.Tz/oown land/ his בִּרְכ֣וּשׁbi/r.Khushwith/ property גָּד֔וֹלga.Dolgreat וּלְבָב֖וֹu./le.va.V/oand/ heart/ his עַל־'al-[will be] on בְּרִ֣יתbe.Rit[the] covenant of קֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshholiness וְעָשָׂ֖הve./'a.Sahand/ he will act וְשָׁ֥בve./Shavand/ he will return לְאַרְצֽוֹ׃le./'ar.Tz/oto/ own land/ his

King James Version

Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land.

Cross-references

Daniel 8:24 His power will be great, but it will not be his own. He will cause terrible destruction and succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men along with the holy people.
Daniel 11:22 Then a flood of forces will be swept away before him and destroyed, along with a prince of the covenant.
Daniel 11:30 Ships of Kittim will come against him, and he will lose heart. Then he will turn back and rage against the holy covenant and do damage. So he will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant.
Acts 3:25 And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’