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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 11:33

Daniel 11:33. they that be wise: the pious Israelites who were loyal to their faith. fall by the sword, etc.: a reference to the various forms of persecution.

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See also Daniel 11:33 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 33. _AND THEY THAT UNDERSTAND_] The _apostles_ and _primitive_ _Christians_ in general, who _understood_ from the _prophets_, and his own _actions_, that JESUS was the true MESSIAH. _INSTRUCT M...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    AND THEY THAT UNDER STAND AMONG THE PEOPLE - Among the Hebrew people. The allusion is to such as, in those times of so general corruption and apostasy, should have a proper understanding of the law of...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 11 THE WARS OF THE PTOLEMIES AND SELEUCIDAE PREDICTED THE COMING EVENTS OF THE END _ 1. The wars of the Ptolemies and Seleucidae (Daniel 11:1)_ 2. The time of the end and the man of sin (Dan...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    UNDERSTAND. are wise. See Daniel 11:35 with Daniel 12:3; Daniel 12:10, where it would be well to use the Hebrew _Maskilim,_ as. proper name. SHALL FALL BY THE SWORD: i.e. in the great tribulation whic...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Antiochus" retreat from Egypt, (Daniel 11:30 _a_), and the measures adopted by him shortly afterwards against the Jews (Daniel 11:30; Daniel 11:30)....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Antiochus IV. (Epiphanes), 175 164....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    ( 2) Daniel 11:2 to Daniel 12:4. The revelation given to Daniel. This consists of a survey of the history from the beginning of the Persian period down to the time of Antiochus Epiphanes, followed by...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _And they that_ BE WISE] as the same word is rendered in A.V. of Daniel 12:3; Daniel 12:10. The verb means properly _to shew understanding and discernment_, such as may lead a man to act judiciously a...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    SUCH AS DO WICKEDLY, &C.— All these things are applicable to the Christian Jews; for now the daily sacrifice was taken away, the temple was given to desolation, and the Christian church had succeeded...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    c. PERVERSITY TEXT: Daniel 11:29-39 29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come into the south; but it shall not be in the latter time as it was in the former. 30 For ships of Kittim shall...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days. AND THEY THAT UNDERSTAND - who know and keep t...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    11:33 wise (d-5) The _ Maschilim_ , from _ Sachal_ , Proverbs 1:3 . so ch. 12.3. _ Maschil_ psalms, 32, 42, 44, 45, 52, 53, 54, 55, 74, 78, 88, 89, 142....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE FINAL VISION These chs, form a connected whole, with three sub-divisions. Daniel 10:1 to Daniel 11:1 are introductory; Daniel 11:2 to Daniel 12:4 co

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    UNDERSTAND] RV 'be wise.' Similarly in Daniel 11:35 : see Daniel 12:3; Daniel 12:10....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD DANIEL _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 11 V1 ‘Since the first year that Darius from Media ruled, I supported him’, he continued. ‘And I helped him.’ Verse 1 This is really p...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THEY THAT UNDERSTAND. — This is the name by which those are called who were spoken of in the last verse as “knowing their God.” (Comp. Daniel 12:10; Psalms 111:10.) SHALL INSTRUCT MANY. — That is, the...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וּ מַשְׂכִּ֣ילֵי עָ֔ם יָבִ֖ינוּ לָֽ † רַבִּ֑ים...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    FOURTH SECTION (Daniel 11:28) Events between the first attack of Antiochus on Jerusalem (B.C. 170) and his plunder of the Temple to the first revolt of the Maccabees (B.C. 167). Daniel 11:28 (B.C. 1...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    ARROGANCE OVERTHROWN Daniel 11:30-45 The career of Antiochus Epiphanes, in persecuting the people of God and plotting against Jehovah and His sanctuary, is so described as to suggest that it also inc...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The foretelling of the glorious One is contained in this chapter. It covered a period to the time of Antiochus Epiphanes, and finally referred to the Messianic kingdom. There would be yet three kings...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And they that understand among the (n) people shall instruct many: (o) yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, [many] days. (n) Those that remain constant among th...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Learned; the priests, Matthathias, &c. (Malachias ii. 7.)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    If my Reader be more curious to make search into hidden things, than to turn over again and again those which the Lord hath revealed; I fear that he will not be pleased with the shortness I purpose to...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    With reference to the words, they mean, _those who shall be taught among the people shall make many understand _Some take the first word of the verse transitively, as “those who shall instruct,” but t...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 AND 11. In chapter 10 we return to the East [1]. Chapter s 10, 11 and 12 form but one prophecy; only chapter 11 closes the history of the Gentiles, and cha...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THEY THAT UNDERSTAND AMONG THE PEOPLE SHALL INSTRUCT MANY,.... Such as had a better understanding of divine things than others, had more light and knowledge in the sacred Scriptures, in the law of...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    _And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, [many] days._ Ver. 33. _And they that underaand, &c._] God...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _They that understand, &c., shall instruct many_ They that know their duty, and are zealous in doing it, that are holy in heart and life, shall instruct many in the righteous ways of God, and keep the...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And they that understand among the people, those who know the Lord and walk in His fear, SHALL INSTRUCT MANY, making every effort to keep them in the right way; YET THEY SHALL FALL BY THE SWORD AND BY...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    FURTHER REVELATIONS CONCERNING THE FUTURE...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    31-45 The remainder of this prophecy is very difficult, and commentators differ much respecting it. From Antiochus the account seems to pass to antichrist. Reference seems to be made to the Roman emp...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Such as Eleazar, that old scribe, /APC 2MA 6:18, and some others learned in the laws of God, and holy in heart and life, shall instruct many in the righteous ways of God, and retain them from apostacy...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Daniel 11:33 people H5971 understand H7919 (H8688) instruct H995 (H8799) many H7227 days H3117 fall H3782 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES - THE SCOURGE OF ISRAEL. Apart from Daniel 11:20, the remaining verses in the chapter deal with the life of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, second son of Antiochus III, who usurped the thr...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Prophecy covering the period from Darius to anti-Christ, showing the conflicts of nations, and final heading up for destruction. CHARACTERS: God, Daniel, Kings of Persia and Greece, anti-Ch...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Daniel 11:2. _There shall stand up yet three kings in Persia._ Daniel, a minister of state for most of his long life, was here shewn the succession of kingdoms in so clear a light as to command all me...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 11:33 THE WISE AMONG THE PEOPLE SHALL MAKE MANY UNDERSTAND. This likely refers to those who truly fear God and who will encourage others to fight and even die rather than offer u...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _HOMILETICS_ SECTION XXXIX.—ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES; OR, THE VILE PERSON. (Chaps. Daniel 11:21.) The next part of the prophecy is occupied with a person who has been already the subject of divine revelat...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION DANIEL 11:1 THE KINGS OF THE NORTH AND THE KINGS OF THE SOUTH. Daniel 11:1

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now He begins to reveal unto Daniel these things are going to transpire, as far as the future is concerned. And here Daniel gets into such interesting details that many of the Bible critics have a dif...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 4:9; 2 Timothy 1:12; 2 Timothy 2:24; 2 Timothy 2:25;...

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