· Translation: KJV

Daniel 11:11The king of the south shall be moved with anger, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north; and he shall set forth a great multitude, and the multitude shall be given into his hand.

The setting

Babylon, ~536 BC. Daniel, now in his 80s, receives his final and most detailed vision about future empires. Modern-day Iraq.

The emotion here: overwhelmed by the weight of seeing centuries of future bloodshed

The original word

yithmarmār (יתמרמר) — to be bitter, enraged beyond reason

Why it matters

This prophecy accurately predicted the Ptolemaic-Seleucid wars 300 years before they happened

Read with care

What most readers miss in Daniel 11:11

The 'king of the south' refers to Egypt's Ptolemaic dynasty, not a modern Middle Eastern ruler

Common misconceptionPeople think this is about modern Middle East conflicts, but it's actually about ancient Greek successor kingdoms fighting over control of Israel after Alexander the Great died

Bible Genome reading

Daniel 11:11 — Bible Genome reading

SpeakerGod
EraExile
Primary emotionangry
Literary typeprophecy
MarkProphecy

Emotional genome

Comfort power20%
Quotability30%
Memorability50%
Crisis relevance50%
Standalone20%
Themes:angerretaliation

In context

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Daniel 11:11 comes from the book of Daniel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include anger, retaliation. Notable phrases: moved with anger. This verse contains prophecy.

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