And shipsוּ צִיִּיםof Kittimכִּתִּיםwill comeבָאוּagainst him,בוֹand he will lose heartוְנִכְאָהand returnוְשָׁבand be indignantוְזָעַםagainst the holyעַל קוֹדֶשׁcovenantבְּרִיתand act;וְעָשָׂהand he will returnוְשָׁבand pay heedוְיָבֵןto those who forsakeעַל עֹזְבֵיthe holyקֹדֶשׁcovenant.בְּרִית
Daniel 11:30
Study it in the app“And ships of Kittim will come against him, and he will lose heart and return and be indignant against the holy covenant and act; and he will return and pay heed to those who forsake the holy covenant.”
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Daniel 11:30, word by word
- And shipsצִיִּיםtsiyim
ship
Ship, vessel.
Where else “tsiyim” appears- of Kittimכִּתִּיםkitim
Kittim
Kittim, descendants of Javan; the name is used for Cyprus and later for peoples across the sea.
Where else “kitim” appears- will comeבָאוּvau
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vau” appears- and he will lose heartנִכְאָהnicha
be disheartened
To be disheartened, downcast; also to dishearten another (Ezekiel 13:22).
Where else “nicha” appears- and returnשָׁבshav
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “shav” appears- and be indignantזָעַםzaam
be indignant
To be very angry with someone.
Where else “zaam” appears- against the holyקוֹדֶשׁkodesh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodesh” appears- covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears- and actעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears- and pay heedיָבֵןyaven
consider
To look carefully at something in order to tell it apart.
Where else “yaven” appears- to those who forsakeעֹזְבֵיozve
forsake
To turn one's back on YHWH, someone or a place.
Where else “ozve” appears
Translation note
“Kittim”: Cyprus and, in general, the people of the western coastlands (Strong: Greeks or Romans); here it can be understood of the Romans.
The context
29At the appointed time he will return and come into the south, but it will not be like the first time nor like the last.
30 · This verse (above)
31And forces from him will stand up and profane the sanctuary, the stronghold, and take away the continual sacrifice, and set up the detestable thing that makes desolate.