29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.
29 "At the appointed time he will invade the South again, but this time the outcome will be different from what it was before.
29 "At the time appointed he shall return and come into the south, but it shall not be this time as it was before.
29 "'One year later he will mount a fresh invasion of the south. But the second invasion won't compare to the first.
29 At the appointed time he shall return and go toward the south; but it shall not be like the former or the latter.
29 "Then at the appointed time he will once again invade the south, but this time the result will be different.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Daniel 11:29
Commentary on Daniel 11:1-30
(Read Daniel 11:1-30)
The angel shows Daniel the succession of the Persian and Grecian empires. The kings of Egypt and Syria are noticed: Judea was between their dominions, and affected by their contests. From verse 21, to relate to Antiochus Epiphanes, who was a cruel and violent persecutor of the Jews. See what decaying, perishing things worldly pomp and possessions are, and the power by which they are gotten. God, in his providence, sets up one, and pulls down another, as he pleases. This world is full of wars and fightings, which come from men's lusts. All changes and revolutions of states and kingdoms, and every event, are plainly and perfectly foreseen by God. No word of God shall fall to the ground; but what he has designed, what he has declared, shall infallibly come to pass. While the potsherds of the earth strive with each other, they prevail and are prevailed against, deceive and are deceived; but those who know God will trust in him, and he will enable them to stand their ground, bear their cross, and maintain their conflict.