He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

He shall enter also into the glorious land - Margin, “land of delight,” or ornament, or goodly land. The Hebrew is, “land of orname…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The glorious land.— See Daniel 11:16. On the occasion of his hasty march against Egypt, while passing through Palestine, the king …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The land of Judea is called the pleasant or desirable land because God considered it worthy of his peculiar favor. He chose it for his dwelling pla…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

He shall enter also into the glorious land
The land of Israel, as the Syriac version expresses it; or the land of Ju…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The remainder of this prophecy is very difficult, and commentators widely differ regarding it. From Antiochus, the account seems to pa to antichris…

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