After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him. (Daniel 11:18)
The Hebrew of the last sentence of this verse is obscure. The following translation probably reflects the sense of this passage: “Indeed he shall turn his insolence back upon him” (RSV).
A prince.
Heb. qaṣin, a man in authority generally, as in Isa. 1:10, or more specifically a military commander, as in Joshua 10:24.
The isles.
Heb. ’iyyim, “sea lands,” or “sea coasts.” War in other parts of the empire drew Julius Caesar from Egypt. The party of Pompey was soon defeated on the coastlands of Africa. In Syria and Asia Minor, Caesar was successful against Pharnaces, king of the Cimmerian Bosporus.