Daniel 11:33

11:33 These who are wise among the people will teach the masses. ¹  However, they will fall ²  by the sword and by the flame, ³  and they will be imprisoned and plundered for some time. ⁴ 

Daniel 11:14

11:14 “In those times many will oppose ⁵  the king of the south. ⁶  Those who are violent ⁷  among your own people will rise up in confirmation of ⁸  the vision, but they will falter.

[11:33]  ¹ tn Heb “the many.”

[11:33]  ² tn Heb “stumble.”

[11:33]  ³ tn Or “by burning.”

[11:33]  ⁴ tn Heb “days.”

[11:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “stand against.”

[11:14]  ⁶ sn This was Ptolemy V Epiphanes (ca. 203-181 B.C.).

[11:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “sons of violence.” “Son(s) is sometimes used idiomatically in Hebrew to indicate that someone is characterized by a certain quality. So the expression “sons of violence” means that these individuals will be characterized by violent deeds.

[11:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “to cause to stand.”