Daniel 11:44

But news from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will go out with great fury to destroy many and devote them to destruction.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The passage continues Daniel’s prophetic narrative, addressing the reader about a king’s movements after he has secured Egypt and forced neighboring nations to submit. It marks the moment when external reports trigger his violent response.

The words — מִ/מִּזְרָ֖ח (mi./miz.Rach) means “from [the] east” and וּ/מִ/צָּפ֑וֹן (u./mi./tza.Fon) means “and from [the] north.” These directional terms specify the origins of the reports that alarm him.

The thread — The motif of hostile forces advancing from multiple directions appears in Ezekiel 38:9 and Revelation 16:12, where armies gather to oppose divine authority. Revelation 19:19 similarly depicts assembled kings and armies preparing for final conflict.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition that political and military maneuvers remain subject to prophetic boundaries. It requires the reader to track how reported threats directly trigger the king’s destructive actions without assuming their ultimate outcome.

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The Hebrew words

וּשְׁמֻע֣וֹתu./she.mu.'otand/ reports יְבַהֲלֻ֔הוּye.va.ha.Lu./huthey will dismay/ him מִמִּזְרָ֖חmi./miz.Rachfrom/ [the] east וּמִצָּפ֑וֹןu./mi./tza.Fonand/ from/ [the] north וְיָצָא֙ve./ya.Tza'and/ he will go out בְּחֵמָ֣אbe./che.Ma'in/ rage גְדֹלָ֔הge.do.Lahgreat לְהַשְׁמִ֥ידle./hash.Midto/ destroy וּֽלְהַחֲרִ֖יםu./le./ha.cha.Rimand/ to/ totally destroy רַבִּֽים׃ra.Bimmany [people]

King James Version

But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.

Cross-references

Revelation 16:12 And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.
Revelation 19:19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.
Ezekiel 38:9 You and all your troops, and many peoples with you will go up, advancing like a thunderstorm; you will be like a cloud covering the land.
Daniel 11:11 In a rage, the king of the South will march out to fight the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be delivered into the hand of his enemy.
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.
Revelation 17:13 These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast.