1948. Verse 12 And he will be a wild-ass man; his hand will be against all, and the hand of all against him; and he will dwell in opposition to ¹ all his brothers.

'He will be a wild-ass man' means rational truth, which is described. 'His hand will be against all' means that it will fight against those things that are not true. 'And the hand of all against him' means that falsities will fight back. 'And he will dwell in opposition to ¹ all his brothers' means incessant strife against things of faith, but rational truth will nevertheless be the conqueror.

Fußnoten:

If you think about sitting, it seems fair to say that where you're sitting is more important than that you're sitting. Sitting in a movie theater, sitting in a classroom, sitting in the driver's seat of a car, sitting in the defendant's seat at a trial, sitting at the family dinner table -- those are very, very different things. But even so, the fact that you're sitting in those places is important -- it means you are part of what's going on, you're staying in place. This is similar to "sitting" in the Bible. Sitting on a throne indicates judgment; sitting in a tent door indicates holiness. The context is crucial. But in all cases "sitting" indicates a sense of permanence, belonging, and full participation in the spiritual state illustrated through the context.