KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And in the latter time” | וּֽבְאַחֲרִית֙ | The last or end, hence, the future; also posterity | latter time |
| “of their kingdom,” | מַלְכוּתָ֔ם | A rule; concretely, a dominion | kingdom |
| “when the transgressors” | הַפֹּשְׁעִ֑ים | To break away (from just authority), i.e., trespass, apostatize, quarrel | transgressors |
| “are come to the full,” | כְּהָתֵ֖ם | To complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive | are come full |
| “a king” | מֶ֥לֶךְ | A king | king |
| “of fierce” | עַז | Strong, vehement, harsh | fierce |
| “countenance,” | פָּנִ֖ים | The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) | countenance |
| “and understanding” | וּמֵבִ֥ין | To separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e., (generally) understand | understanding |
| “dark sentences,” | חִידֽוֹת׃ | A puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim | dark sentences |
| “shall stand up.” | יַעֲמֹ֛ד | To stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) | stand up |
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21 And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
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