Daniel 11:7

But one from her family line will rise up in his place, come against the army of the king of the North, and enter his fortress, fighting and prevailing.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The narrator records a succession crisis within the southern dynasty following the collapse of a political marriage alliance between the king of the South and the king of the North. The passage marks the moment when a relative of the fallen queen steps into the power vacuum to launch a military campaign.

The words — The Hebrew phrase מִנֵּצֶר שָׁרָשֶׁיהָ (minnetzér sharashéha) literally renders "from the shoots of her roots." This botanical terminology identifies the successor as a direct familial descendant who will arise to replace the previous ruler.

The thread — The metaphor of surviving roots producing new growth parallels Job 14:7, where a cut tree sprouts tender shoots again. The warning against overreaching power resonates with Psalms 55:23, which states that men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days.

Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to track how temporary political arrangements and royal lineages are systematically dismantled. It asks for attention to the precise sequence of military retaliation and territorial loss that follows broken alliances.

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The Hebrew words

וְעָמַ֛דve./'a.Madand/ he will arise מִנֵּ֥צֶרmi./Ne.tzerone of/ [the] shoot[s] of שָׁרָשֶׁ֖יהָsha.ra.Shei./haroots/ her כַּנּ֑וֹka.N/oplace/ his וְיָבֹ֣אve./ya.Vo'so/ he may come אֶל־'el-against הַחַ֗יִלha./Cha.yilthe/ army וְיָבֹא֙ve./ya.Vo'so/ he may go בְּמָעוֹז֙be./ma.'Ozin/ [the] stronghold of מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of הַצָּפ֔וֹןha./tza.Fonthe/ north וְעָשָׂ֥הve./'a.Sahand/ he will doבָהֶ֖םva./Hemwith/ themוְהֶחֱזִֽיק׃ve./he.che.Zikand/ he will prevail

King James Version

But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:

Cross-references

Job 14:7 For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail.
Psalms 49:10 For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
Psalms 55:23 But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
Psalms 109:8 May his days be few; may another take his position.
Isaiah 9:14 So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day.
Isaiah 11:1 Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
Jeremiah 12:2 You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.
Ezekiel 17:18 He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!’
Daniel 11:19 After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and be no more.
Daniel 11:38 And in their place, he will honor a god of fortresses—a god his fathers did not know—with gold, silver, precious stones, and riches.