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[1]Also I in the firstH259 yearH8141 of DariusH1867 the MedeH4075, even I, stoodH5977 to confirmH2388[H8688] and to strengthen himH4581.
[2]And now will I shewH5046[H8686] thee the truthH571. Behold, there shall stand upH5975[H8802] yet threeH7969 kingsH4428 in PersiaH6539; and the fourthH7243 shall be farH6239 richerH6238[H8686] than they allH1419: and by his strengthH2393 through his richesH6239 he shall stir upH5782[H8686] all against the realmH4438 of GreciaH3120.
[3]And a mightyH1368 kingH4428 shall stand upH5975[H8804], that shall ruleH4910[H8804] with greatH7227 dominionH4474, and doH6213[H8804] according to his willH7522.
[4]And when he shall stand upH5975[H8800], his kingdomH4438 shall be brokenH7665[H8735], and shall be dividedH2673[H8735] toward the fourH702 windsH7307 of heavenH8064; and not to his posterityH319, nor according to his dominionH4915 which he ruledH4910[H8804]: for his kingdomH4438 shall be plucked upH5428[H8735], even for others beside thoseH312.
[5]And the kingH4428 of the southH5045 shall be strongH2388[H8799], and one of his princesH8269; and he shall be strongH2388[H8799] above him, and have dominionH4910[H8804]; his dominionH4475 shall be a greatH7227 dominionH4474.
[6]And in the endH7093 of yearsH8141 they shall join themselves togetherH2266[H8691]; for the king'sH4428 daughterH1323 of the southH5045 shall comeH935[H8799] to the kingH4428 of the northH6828 to makeH6213[H8800] an agreementH4339: but she shall not retainH6113[H8799] the powerH3581 of the armH2220; neither shall he standH5975[H8799], nor his armH2220: but she shall be given upH5414[H8735], and they that broughtH935[H8688] her, and he that begatH3205[H8802] her, and he that strengthenedH2388[H8688] her in these timesH6256.
[7]But out of a branchH5342 of her rootsH8328 shall one stand upH5975[H8804] in his estateH3653, which shall comeH935[H8799] with an armyH2428, and shall enterH935[H8799] into the fortressH4581 of the kingH4428 of the northH6828, and shall dealH6213[H8804] against them, and shall prevailH2388:[H8689]
[8]And shall also carryH935[H8686] captivesH7628 into EgyptH4714 their godsH430, with their princesH5257, and with their preciousH2532 vesselsH3627 of silverH3701 and of goldH2091; and he shall continueH5975[H8799] more yearsH8141 than the kingH4428 of the northH6828.
[9]So the kingH4428 of the southH5045 shall comeH935[H8804] into his kingdomH4438, and shall returnH7725[H8804] into his own landH127.
[10]But his sonsH1121 shall be stirred upH1624[H8691], and shall assembleH622[H8804] a multitudeH1995 of greatH7227 forcesH2428: and one shall certainlyH935[H8800] comeH935[H8804], and overflowH7857[H8804], and pass throughH5674[H8804]: then shall he returnH7725[H8799], and be stirred upH1624[H8691], even to his fortressH4581.
[11]And the kingH4428 of the southH5045 shall be moved with cholerH4843[H8698], and shall come forthH3318[H8804] and fightH3898[H8738] with him, even with the kingH4428 of the northH6828: and he shall set forthH5975[H8689] a greatH7227 multitudeH1995; but the multitudeH1995 shall be givenH5414[H8738] into his handH3027.
[12]And when he hath taken awayH5375[H8738] the multitudeH1995, his heartH3824 shall be lifted upH7311[H8804][H8675][H7311][H8799]; and he shall cast downH5307[H8689] many ten thousandsH7239: but he shall not be strengthenedH5810 by itH8799.
[13]For the kingH4428 of the northH6828 shall returnH7725[H8804], and shall set forthH5975[H8689] a multitudeH1995 greaterH7227 than the formerH7223, and shall certainlyH935[H8800] comeH935[H8799] afterH7093 certainH6256 yearsH8141 with a greatH1419 armyH2428 and with muchH7227 richesH7399.
[14]And in those timesH6256 there shall manyH7227 stand upH5975[H8799] against the kingH4428 of the southH5045: also the robbersH1121[H6530] of thy peopleH5971 shall exaltH5375[H8691] themselves to establishH5975[H8687] the visionH2377; but they shall fallH3782.[H8738]
[15]So the kingH4428 of the northH6828 shall comeH935[H8799], and cast upH8210[H8799] a mountH5550, and takeH3920[H8804] the most fencedH4013 citiesH5892: and the armsH2220 of the southH5045 shall not withstandH5975[H8799], neither his chosenH4005 peopleH5971, neither shall there be any strengthH3581 to withstandH5975.[H8800]
[16]But he that comethH935[H8802] against him shall doH6213[H8799] according to his own willH7522, and none shall standH5975[H8802] beforeH6440 him: and he shall standH5975[H8799] in the gloriousH6643 landH776, which by his handH3027 shall be consumedH3617.
[17]He shall also setH7760[H8799] his faceH6440 to enterH935[H8800] with the strengthH8633 of his whole kingdomH4438, and upright onesH3477 with him; thus shall he doH6213[H8804]: and he shall giveH5414[H8799] him the daughterH1323 of womenH802, corruptingH7843[H8687] her: but she shall not standH5975 on his side, neither be for himH8799.
[18]After this shall he turnH7760[H8799][H8675][H7725][H8686] his faceH6440 unto the islesH339, and shall takeH3920[H8804] manyH7227: but a princeH7101 for his own behalf shall cause the reproachH2781 offered by him to ceaseH7673[H8689]; withoutH1115 his own reproachH2781 he shall cause it to turnH7725 upon himH8686.
[19]Then he shall turnH7725[H8686] his faceH6440 toward the fortH4581 of his own landH776: but he shall stumbleH3782[H8738] and fallH5307[H8804], and not be foundH4672.[H8735]
[20]Then shall stand upH5975[H8804] in his estateH3653 a raiserH5674[H8688] of taxesH5065[H8802] in the gloryH1925 of the kingdomH4438: but within fewH259 daysH3117 he shall be destroyedH7665[H8735], neither in angerH639, nor in battleH4421.
[21]And in his estateH3653 shall stand upH5975[H8804] a vile personH959[H8737], to whom they shall not giveH5414[H8804] the honourH1935 of the kingdomH4438: but he shall comeH935[H8804] in peaceablyH7962, and obtainH2388[H8689] the kingdomH4438 by flatteriesH2519.
[22]And with the armsH2220 of a floodH7858 shall they be overflownH7857[H8735] from beforeH6440 him, and shall be brokenH7665[H8735]; yea, also the princeH5057 of the covenantH1285.
[23]And after the leagueH2266[H8692] made with him he shall workH6213[H8799] deceitfullyH4820: for he shall come upH5927[H8804], and shall become strongH6105[H8804] with a smallH4592 peopleH1471.
[24]He shall enterH935[H8799] peaceablyH7962 even upon the fattest placesH4924 of the provinceH4082; and he shall doH6213[H8804] that which his fathersH1 have not doneH6213[H8804], nor his fathers'H1 fathersH1; he shall scatterH967[H8799] among them the preyH961, and spoilH7998, and richesH7399: yea, and he shall forecastH2803[H8762] his devicesH4284 against the strong holdsH4013, even for a timeH6256.
[25]And he shall stir upH5782[H8686] his powerH3581 and his courageH3824 against the kingH4428 of the southH5045 with a greatH1419 armyH2428; and the kingH4428 of the southH5045 shall be stirred upH1624[H8691] to battleH4421 with a veryH3966 greatH1419 and mightyH6099 armyH2428; but he shall not standH5975[H8799]: for they shall forecastH2803[H8799] devices against himH4284.
[26]Yea, they that feedH398[H8802] of the portion of his meatH6598 shall destroyH7665[H8799] him, and his armyH2428 shall overflowH7857[H8799]: and manyH7227 shall fallH5307[H8804] down slainH2491.
[27]And bothH8147 these kings'H4428 heartsH3824 shall be to do mischiefH4827[H8688][H7451], and they shall speakH1696[H8762] liesH3577 at oneH259 tableH7979; but it shall not prosperH6743[H8799]: for yet the endH7093 shall be at the time appointedH4150.
[28]Then shall he returnH7725[H8804] into his landH776 with greatH1419 richesH7399; and his heartH3824 shall be against the holyH6944 covenantH1285; and he shall doH6213[H8804] exploits, and returnH7725[H8799] to his own landH776.
[29]At the time appointedH4150 he shall returnH7725[H8799], and comeH935[H8804] toward the southH5045; but it shall not be as the formerH7223, or as the latterH314.
[30]For the shipsH6716 of ChittimH3794 shall comeH935[H8804] against him: therefore he shall be grievedH3512[H8738], and returnH7725[H8804], and have indignationH2194[H8804] against the holyH6944 covenantH1285: so shall he doH6213[H8804]; he shall even returnH7725[H8804], and have intelligenceH995[H8799] with them that forsakeH5800[H8802] the holyH6944 covenantH1285.
[31]And armsH2220 shall standH5975[H8799] on his part, and they shall polluteH2490[H8765] the sanctuaryH4720 of strengthH4581, and shall take awayH5493[H8689] the dailyH8548 sacrifice, and they shall placeH5414[H8804] the abominationH8251 that maketh desolateH8074.[H8789]
[32]And such as do wickedlyH7561[H8688] against the covenantH1285 shall he corruptH2610[H8686] by flatteriesH2514: but the peopleH5971 that do knowH3045[H8802] their GodH430 shall be strongH2388[H8686], and doH6213 exploitsH8804.
[33]And they that understandH7919[H8688] among the peopleH5971 shall instructH995[H8799] manyH7227: yet they shall fallH3782[H8738] by the swordH2719, and by flameH3852, by captivityH7628, and by spoilH961, many daysH3117.
[34]Now when they shall fallH3782[H8736], they shall be holpenH5826[H8735] with a littleH4592 helpH5828: but manyH7227 shall cleaveH3867[H8738] to them with flatteriesH2519.
[35]And some of them of understandingH7919[H8688] shall fallH3782[H8735], to tryH6884[H8800] them, and to purgeH1305[H8763], and to make them whiteH3835[H8687], even to the timeH6256 of the endH7093: because it is yet for a time appointedH4150.
[36]And the kingH4428 shall doH6213[H8804] according to his willH7522; and he shall exaltH7311[H8709] himself, and magnifyH1431[H8691] himself above every godH410, and shall speakH1696[H8762] marvellous thingsH6381[H8737] against the GodH410 of godsH410, and shall prosperH6743[H8689] till the indignationH2195 be accomplishedH3615[H8804]: for that that is determinedH2782[H8737] shall be doneH6213.[H8738]
[37]Neither shall he regardH995[H8799] the GodH430 of his fathersH1, nor the desireH2532 of womenH802, nor regardH995[H8799] any godH433: for he shall magnifyH1431 himself above allH8691.
[38]But in his estateH3653 shall he honourH3513[H8762] the GodH433 of forcesH4581: and a godH433 whom his fathersH1 knewH3045[H8804] not shall he honourH3513[H8762] with goldH2091, and silverH3701, and with preciousH3368 stonesH68, and pleasant thingsH2532.
[39]Thus shall he doH6213[H8804] in the most strongH4581 holdsH4013 with a strangeH5236 godH433, whom he shall acknowledgeH5234[H8686][H8675][H5234][H8689] and increaseH7235[H8686] with gloryH3519: and he shall cause them to ruleH4910[H8689] over manyH7227, and shall divideH2505[H8762] the landH127 for gainH4242.
[40]And at the timeH6256 of the endH7093 shall the kingH4428 of the southH5045 pushH5055[H8691] at him: and the kingH4428 of the northH6828 shall come against him like a whirlwindH8175[H8691], with chariotsH7393, and with horsemenH6571, and with manyH7227 shipsH591; and he shall enterH935[H8804] into the countriesH776, and shall overflowH7857[H8804] and pass overH5674.[H8804]
[41]He shall enterH935[H8804] also into the gloriousH6643 landH776, and manyH7227 countries shall be overthrownH3782[H8735]: but these shall escapeH4422[H8735] out of his handH3027, even EdomH123, and MoabH4124, and the chiefH7225 of the childrenH1121 of AmmonH5983.
[42]He shall stretch forthH7971[H8799] his handH3027 also upon the countriesH776: and the landH776 of EgyptH4714 shall not escapeH6413.
[43]But he shall have powerH4910[H8804] over the treasuresH4362 of goldH2091 and of silverH3701, and over all the preciousH2532 things of EgyptH4714: and the LibyansH3864 and the EthiopiansH3569 shall be at his stepsH4703.
[44]But tidingsH8052 out of the eastH4217 and out of the northH6828 shall troubleH926[H8762] him: therefore he shall go forthH3318[H8804] with greatH1419 furyH2534 to destroyH8045[H8687], and utterly to make awayH2763[H8687] manyH7227.
[45]And he shall plantH5193[H8799] the tabernaclesH168 of his palaceH643 between the seasH3220 in the gloriousH6643 holyH6944 mountainH2022; yet he shall comeH935[H8804] to his endH7093, and none shall helpH5826 himH8802.
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