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6 And at the end of years they will join themselves together. And the daughter of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make a smoothly agreement, but she will not retain the strength of her arm, nor will he stand, nor his arm. But she will be given up and also those who brought her and he who fathered her and he who strengthened her in those times.
7 But out of a shoot from her roots will a man stand up in his place, who will come to the army and will enter into the fortress of the king of the north and will deal against them and will prevail. 8 And also their gods, with their molten images and with their desirable vessels of silver and of gold, he will carry captive into Egypt and he will refrain from the king of the north some years.
9 And he will come into the realm of the king of the south, but he will return into his own land. 10 And his sons will war and will assemble a multitude of great forces, which will come on and overflow and pass through. And they will return and war, even to his fortress.
11 And the king of the south will be moved with anger and will come out and fight with him, even with the king of the north. And he will set forth a great multitude and the multitude will be given into his hand. 12 And the multitude will be lifted up and his heart will be exalted. And he will cast down tens of thousands, but he will not prevail.
13 And the king of the north will return and will set forth a multitude greater than the former and he will come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with much substance. 14 And in those times many will stand up against the king of the south. Also the sons of the violent among your people will lift themselves up to establish the vision, but they will fall.
15 So the king of the north will come and cast up a mound and take a well-fortified city. And the forces of the south will not stand, nor his chosen people. Neither will there be any strength to stand. 16 But he who comes against him will do according to his own will and none will stand before him. And he will stand in the glorious land and in his hand will be destruction.
17 And he will set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom and with him equitable conditions and he will perform them. And he will give him the daughter of women, to corrupt her, but she will not stand, nor be for him.
18 After this he will turn his face to the isles and will take many. But a ruler will cause the reproach offered by him to cease. Yes, moreover, he will cause his reproach to turn upon him. 19 Then he will turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and will not be found.
20 Then someone will stand up in his place, a tax oppressor to pass through, for the glory of the kingdom, but within a few days he will be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
21 And in his place he who is contemptible will stand up, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom. But he will come in time of security and will obtain the kingdom by flatteries. 22 And the overwhelming forces will be overwhelmed from before him and will be broken, yes, also the ruler of the covenant.
23 And after the league made with him, he will work deceitfully, for he will come up and will become strong, with a small people. 24 He will come in time of security even upon the fattest places of the province and he will do what his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers. He will scatter among them prey and spoil and substance. Yes, he will devise his devices against the strongholds, even for a time.
25 And he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army. And the king of the south will war in battle with a very great and mighty army, but he will not stand, for they will devise devices against him. 26 Yes, those who eat of his food will destroy him and his army will overflow and many will fall down slain.
27 And as for both these kings, their hearts will be to do mischief and they will speak lies at one table. But it will not prosper, for yet the end will be at the time appointed. 28 Then he will return into his land with great substance. And his heart will be against the holy covenant and he will do his pleasure and return to his own land.
29 At the time appointed he will return and come into the south, but it will not be in the latter time as it was in the former. 30 For ships of Kittim will come against him. Therefore he will be grieved and will return and have indignation against the holy covenant and will do his pleasure. He will even return and have regard to those who forsake the holy covenant.
31 And forces will stand on his part and they will profane the sanctuary, even the fortress and will take away the continual burnt offering and they will set up the abomination that makes desolate. 32 And he will pervert by flatteries such as do wickedly against the covenant. But the people who know their God will be strong and do exploits. 33 And those who are wise among the people will instruct many, yet they will fall by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by spoil, many days.
34 Now when they will fall, they will be helped with a little help, but many will join themselves to them with flatteries. 35 And some of those who are wise will fall, to refine them and to purify and to make them white, even to the time of the end, because it is yet for the time appointed.
36 And the king will do according to his will. And he will exalt himself and magnify himself above every god and will speak marvelous things against the God of gods. And he will prosper till the indignation be accomplished, for what is determined will be done. 37 Neither will he regard the gods of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god, for he will magnify himself above all.
38 But in his place he will honor the god of fortresses. And a god whom his fathers did not know, he will honor with gold and silver and with precious stones and desirable things. 39 And he will deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god. Whoever acknowledges him he will increase with glory and he will cause them to rule over many and will divide the land for a price.
40 And at the time of the end, the king of the south will contend with him and the king of the north will come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots and with horsemen and with many ships and he will enter into the countries and will overflow and pass through.
41 He will also enter into the glorious land and many countries will be overthrown. But these will be delivered out of his hand: Edom and Moab and the chief of the sons of Ammon.
42 He will stretch forth his hand also upon the countries and the land of Egypt will not escape. 43 But he will have power over the treasures of gold and of silver and over all the desirable things of Egypt. And the Libyans and the Ethiopians will be at his steps.
44 But news out of the east and out of the north will trouble him and he will go forth with great fury to destroy and to utterly sweep away many. 45 And he will plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the glorious holy mountain, yet he will come to his end and none will help him.
7 But out of a shoot from her roots will a man stand up in his place, who will come to the army and will enter into the fortress of the king of the north and will deal against them and will prevail. 8 And also their gods, with their molten images and with their desirable vessels of silver and of gold, he will carry captive into Egypt and he will refrain from the king of the north some years.
9 And he will come into the realm of the king of the south, but he will return into his own land. 10 And his sons will war and will assemble a multitude of great forces, which will come on and overflow and pass through. And they will return and war, even to his fortress.
11 And the king of the south will be moved with anger and will come out and fight with him, even with the king of the north. And he will set forth a great multitude and the multitude will be given into his hand. 12 And the multitude will be lifted up and his heart will be exalted. And he will cast down tens of thousands, but he will not prevail.
13 And the king of the north will return and will set forth a multitude greater than the former and he will come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with much substance. 14 And in those times many will stand up against the king of the south. Also the sons of the violent among your people will lift themselves up to establish the vision, but they will fall.
15 So the king of the north will come and cast up a mound and take a well-fortified city. And the forces of the south will not stand, nor his chosen people. Neither will there be any strength to stand. 16 But he who comes against him will do according to his own will and none will stand before him. And he will stand in the glorious land and in his hand will be destruction.
17 And he will set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom and with him equitable conditions and he will perform them. And he will give him the daughter of women, to corrupt her, but she will not stand, nor be for him.
18 After this he will turn his face to the isles and will take many. But a ruler will cause the reproach offered by him to cease. Yes, moreover, he will cause his reproach to turn upon him. 19 Then he will turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and will not be found.
20 Then someone will stand up in his place, a tax oppressor to pass through, for the glory of the kingdom, but within a few days he will be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
21 And in his place he who is contemptible will stand up, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom. But he will come in time of security and will obtain the kingdom by flatteries. 22 And the overwhelming forces will be overwhelmed from before him and will be broken, yes, also the ruler of the covenant.
23 And after the league made with him, he will work deceitfully, for he will come up and will become strong, with a small people. 24 He will come in time of security even upon the fattest places of the province and he will do what his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers. He will scatter among them prey and spoil and substance. Yes, he will devise his devices against the strongholds, even for a time.
25 And he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army. And the king of the south will war in battle with a very great and mighty army, but he will not stand, for they will devise devices against him. 26 Yes, those who eat of his food will destroy him and his army will overflow and many will fall down slain.
27 And as for both these kings, their hearts will be to do mischief and they will speak lies at one table. But it will not prosper, for yet the end will be at the time appointed. 28 Then he will return into his land with great substance. And his heart will be against the holy covenant and he will do his pleasure and return to his own land.
29 At the time appointed he will return and come into the south, but it will not be in the latter time as it was in the former. 30 For ships of Kittim will come against him. Therefore he will be grieved and will return and have indignation against the holy covenant and will do his pleasure. He will even return and have regard to those who forsake the holy covenant.
31 And forces will stand on his part and they will profane the sanctuary, even the fortress and will take away the continual burnt offering and they will set up the abomination that makes desolate. 32 And he will pervert by flatteries such as do wickedly against the covenant. But the people who know their God will be strong and do exploits. 33 And those who are wise among the people will instruct many, yet they will fall by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by spoil, many days.
34 Now when they will fall, they will be helped with a little help, but many will join themselves to them with flatteries. 35 And some of those who are wise will fall, to refine them and to purify and to make them white, even to the time of the end, because it is yet for the time appointed.
36 And the king will do according to his will. And he will exalt himself and magnify himself above every god and will speak marvelous things against the God of gods. And he will prosper till the indignation be accomplished, for what is determined will be done. 37 Neither will he regard the gods of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god, for he will magnify himself above all.
38 But in his place he will honor the god of fortresses. And a god whom his fathers did not know, he will honor with gold and silver and with precious stones and desirable things. 39 And he will deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god. Whoever acknowledges him he will increase with glory and he will cause them to rule over many and will divide the land for a price.
40 And at the time of the end, the king of the south will contend with him and the king of the north will come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots and with horsemen and with many ships and he will enter into the countries and will overflow and pass through.
41 He will also enter into the glorious land and many countries will be overthrown. But these will be delivered out of his hand: Edom and Moab and the chief of the sons of Ammon.
42 He will stretch forth his hand also upon the countries and the land of Egypt will not escape. 43 But he will have power over the treasures of gold and of silver and over all the desirable things of Egypt. And the Libyans and the Ethiopians will be at his steps.
44 But news out of the east and out of the north will trouble him and he will go forth with great fury to destroy and to utterly sweep away many. 45 And he will plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the glorious holy mountain, yet he will come to his end and none will help him.