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The overwhelming forces shall be overwhelmed from before him, and shall be broken; yes, also the prince of the covenant.
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A Human Flood
Commentators explain that the 'overwhelming forces' describe the unstoppable military campaigns of the Syrian king, Antiochus Epiphanes. His power is compared to a flood that sweeps away all opposition. John Calvin notes that even this terrifying power was used by God as a 'scourge' to accomplish His sovereign purposes.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And with the arms of a flood—The reference here is to some mighty invasion of some country by Antiochus, which would sweep everything before…
19th Century
Anglican
With the arms. —More correctly, and the arms in a flood; that is, the overwhelming forces of invading armies are swept aw…
16th Century
Protestant
We may naturally conjecture that the dominions of Antiochus were not immediately at peace, because a portion of his court favored the lawful heir. …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown frombefore him, and shall be broken T…
The angel shows Daniel the succession of the Persian and Grecian empires. The kings of Egypt and Syria are mentioned; Judea was between their domin…
