Daniel 11:36

“And the king will do as he pleases, and he will exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and against El of gods he will speak astonishing things, and he will prosper until the indignation is completed, for what is decreed will be done.”
Daniel 11:36 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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And the kingוְ הַמֶּלֶךְwill doעָשָׂהas he pleases,כִרְצוֹנוֹand he will exalt himselfוְיִתְרוֹמֵםand magnify himselfוְיִתְגַּדֵּלabove everyעַל כָּלgod,אֵלand against Elוְעַל אֵלof godsאֵלִיםhe will speakיְדַבֵּרastonishing things,נִפְלָאוֹתand he will prosperוְהִצְלִיחַuntilעַדthe indignationזַעַםis completed,כָּלָהforכִּיwhat is decreedנֶחֱרָצָהwill be done.נֶעֱשָׂתָה

Allusion · 2 Thessalonians 2:4

Go to 2 Thessalonians 2:4

Both texts speak of one who will exalt himself above everything that is called god.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

יִתְרוֹמֵםyitromemH7311ὑπεραιρόμενοςhyperairomenosG5229“raise, lift up”
אֵלelH410θεὸνtheonG2316“El: God; god”

Daniel 11:36, word by word

And the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears

will doעָשָׂהasa

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asa” appears

as he pleasesרְצוֹנretson

will

What one decides as one likes.

Where else “retson” appears

and he will exalt himselfיִתְרוֹמֵםyitromem

be high

To be up above, raised in honor.

Where else “yitromem” appears

and magnify himselfיִתְגַּדֵּלyitgadel

exalt oneself

To exalt oneself proudly.

Where else “yitgadel” appears

godאֵלel

El, God, god

"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".

Where else “el” appears

he will speakיְדַבֵּרyedaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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astonishing thingsנִפְלָאוֹתniflaot

wonder

What YHWH does, beyond what a person can do or understand.

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and he will prosperהִצְלִיחַhitsliach

prosper

To go well, thrive.

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the indignationזַעַםzaam

indignation, fury

Indignation: fury, especially God's anger at evil.

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is completedכָּלָהkala

finish

To bring a work or a matter through to its end.

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what is decreedנֶחֱרָצָהnecheratsa

decree

To settle something in advance.

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The context

35And some of the insightful will stumble, to refine them and to purify and to make them white, until the time of the end; for it is yet for the appointed time.

36 · This verse (above)

37And to the gods of his fathers he will not pay heed, nor to the one desired by women, nor to any god will he pay heed, for above all he will magnify himself.

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