Daniel 11:21–35

²¹And in his place shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom; but he shall come in peaceably and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. ²²And the overflowing forces shall be overflowed from before him, and shall be broken: yea, also the prince of the covenant. ²³And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully, and he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people. ²⁴In time of peace shall he enter even into the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers: he shall scatter among them prey, and spoil, and substance, and he shall plan his devices against the fortified places, even for a time. ²⁵And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall engage in battle with an exceeding great and mighty army; but he shall not stand, for they shall plan devices against him. ²⁶And they that eat of his delicate food shall break him, and his army shall be dissolved; and many shall fall down slain. ²⁷And both these kings’ hearts shall meditate mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper; for yet the end shall be at the time appointed. ²⁸And he shall return into his land with great substance; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall practise, and return to his own land. ²⁹At the set time he shall return, and come towards the south; but not as the former time shall be the latter; ³⁰for ships of Chittim shall come against him; and he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant; and will practise; and he shall return and direct his attention to those that forsake the holy covenant. ³¹And forces shall stand on his part, and they shall profane the sanctuary, the fortress, and shall take away the continual sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. ³²And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he pervert by flatteries; but the people that know their God shall be strong, and shall act. ³³And they that are wise among the people shall instruct the many; and they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days. ³⁴And when they fall, they shall be helped with a little help; but many shall cleave to them with flatteries. ³⁵And some of the wise shall fall, to try them, and to purge and to make them white, to the time of the end: for it shall yet be for the time appointed.