Daniel 11:30For ships of Kittim shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and shall return, and have indignation against the holy covenant, and shall do his pleasure: he shall even return, and have regard to those who forsake the holy covenant.
The setting
Babylon, 536 BC. Daniel sees 400 years into the future: Roman ships will humiliate Antiochus IV in Alexandria, Egypt, causing him to rage against Jerusalem instead.
The emotion here: grieved at seeing how human pride leads to persecution of the innocent
The original word
Kittim (כִּתִּים) — originally Cyprus, here representing western naval powers (Rome)
Why it matters
The Roman general Popillius Laenas literally drew a circle in the sand around Antiochus IV and demanded he decide before stepping out whether to obey Rome's order to leave Egypt
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What most readers miss in Daniel 11:30
This shows how human rage against God's people often comes from being humiliated elsewhere — bullies typically kick down after being kicked themselves
Common misconceptionMost people think 'ships of Kittim' is symbolic language, but it refers to the actual Roman naval fleet that forced Antiochus to abandon his Egyptian conquest in 168 BC.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Daniel 11:30
Bible Genome reading
Daniel 11:30 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Daniel 11:30 comes from the book of Daniel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Narrator. 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 opposition, covenant violation. Notable phrases: ships of Kittim; indignation against the holy covenant. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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