Daniel 11:12

“when he hath taken away--that is, subdued "the multitude" of Antiochus. heart . . . lifted up--instead of following up his victory by making himself master of the whole of Syria, as he might, he made peace with Antiochus, and gave himself up to licentiousness [POLYBIUS, 87; JUSTIN, 30.4], and profaned the temple of God by entering the holy place [GROTIUS]. not be strengthened by it--He shall lose the power gained by his victory through his luxurious indolence.”

“And when he hath takcn away the multitude - When he has subdued them. Lengerke, however, renders this, “And the multitude shall lift themselves up,” supposing it to refer to the fact that the people as well as the king would be excited. But the more natural interpretation is that in our common version, and the same sense of the word (נשׂא nâss'â') occurs in Ames Daniel 4:2. His heart shall be lifted up - That is, he will be proud and self-confident. The reference is to the effect which would be produced on him after his defeat of Antiochus. He was a man naturally indolent and effeminate - a most profligate and vicious prince. - Prideaux, Con. iii. 146. The effect of such a victory would be…”

“His heart shall be lifted up - He might have recovered all, but he grew proud of his victory, and returned again to his luxury. Daniel 11:16”

“11:12-13 Ptolemy IV’s success was short lived. In 198 BC, the king of the north—Antiochus III—returned. • Antiochus III had been conquering lands to the north and east, from which he raised a fully equipped army far greater than before (cp. 3 Maccabees 1:1-5).”

“his heart: Dan 5:19, Dan 5:20, Dan 5:23, Dan 8:25; Deu 8:14; Kg2 14:10; Ch2 25:19, Ch2 26:16, Ch2 32:25; Pro 16:18; Isa 10:7-12; Eze 28:2, Eze 28:5, Eze 28:17; Hab 2:4-6; Act 12:22, Act 12:23; Ti1 3:6; Pe1 5:5 Daniel 11:13”

“This verse illustrates the last clause of Dan 11:11, i.e., explains more fully how the great multitude of the enemy are given into his hand. The first two clauses of Dan 11:12 stand in correlation to each other, as the change of the time and the absence of the copula before ירוּם show (the Keri ורם proceeds from a misunderstanding). The meaning is this: "As the multitude rises up, so his heart is lifted up." ההמון, with the article, can only be the host of the king of the north mentioned in Dan 11:12. The supposition that the Egyptian army is meant, is the result of the difficulty arising out of the misapprehension of the right relation in which the perfect ונשּׂא (hath lifted up raised)…”