Daniel 11:42

42 He shall stretch forth his hand also on the countries; and the land of Mitzrayim shall not escape.

Daniel 11:42 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 11:42

He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries
Before mentioned, and take possession of them and rule over them, as the Turk does to this day: and the land of Egypt shall not escape;
the hands of the Turk by whom it was taken from the Mamalucs; and is now a province of the Turkish empire, and governed by a Turkish basha, with twenty four princes under him F1. This was not true of Antiochus, who, after he had been checked by the Romans, never entered into Egypt, and much less became master of it, as the Turk now is.


FOOTNOTES:

F1 Ibid. (See Dr. Newton's Dissertations on the Prophecies) p. 394.

Daniel 11:42 In-Context

40 At the time of the end shall the king of the south contend with him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass through.
41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many [countries] shall be overthrown; but these shall be delivered out of his hand: Edom, and Mo'av, and the chief of the children of `Ammon.
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also on the countries; and the land of Mitzrayim shall not escape.
43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Mitzrayim; and the Lubbians and the Kushim shall be at his steps.
44 But news out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him; and he shall go forth with great fury to destroy and utterly to sweep away many.
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