He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries; and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
WEB
He will extend his power over many countries, and not even the land of Egypt will escape.
YLT
`And he sendeth forth his hand upon the lands, and the land of Egypt is not for an escape;
DBT
And he shall stretch forth his hand upon the countries; and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
About this book
Old Testament▾
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