Daniel 11:29

29 “At the appointed time he will invade the South again, but this time the outcome will be different from what it was before.

Daniel 11:29 in Other Translations

29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.

29 "At the time appointed he shall return and come into the south, but it shall not be this time as it was before.

29 “Then at the appointed time he will once again invade the south, but this time the result will be different.

29 "'One year later he will mount a fresh invasion of the south. But the second invasion won't compare to the first.

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.

29 "At the appointed time he will again invade the south, but this time will be different from the first.

29 "At the appointed time he will come again to the South, but this time will not be like the first.

29 "At God's appointed time, the king of Syria will march south again. But this time things will turn out differently.

Daniel 11:29 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 11:29

At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the
south
At the time appointed of God, he should return from Syria again to Egypt; which was his third expedition thither, and was occasioned by the Alexandrians setting up the brother of Ptolemy Philometor for king; wherefore he hastened to Egypt with a large army, under a pretence of restoring the deposed king; but in reality to seize the kingdom for himself ^F25: but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter;
this expedition should not succeed so well as the two former, as it did not; he could not carry his point, neither subdue Egypt, nor get any of the two brothers into his hands, as he had done before; the reason of which follows:

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FOOTNOTES:

F25 See the Universal History, vol. 9. p. 282, 409.

Daniel 11:29 In-Context

27 The two kings, with their hearts bent on evil, will sit at the same table and lie to each other, but to no avail, because an end will still come at the appointed time.

28 The king of the North will return to his own country with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant. He will take action against it and then return to his own country.

29 “At the appointed time he will invade the South again, but this time the outcome will be different from what it was before.

30 Ships of the western coastlands will oppose him, and he will lose heart. Then he will turn back and vent his fury against the holy covenant. He will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant.

31 “His armed forces will rise up to desecrate the temple fortress and will abolish the daily sacrifice. Then they will set up the abomination that causes desolation.