³⁶And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every •god, and speak monstrous things against the •God of •gods; and he shall prosper until the indignation be accomplished: for that which is determined shall be done. ³⁷And he will not regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women; nor regard any †god: for he will magnify himself above all. ³⁸And in his place will he honour the †god of fortresses; and a †god whom his fathers knew not will he honour with gold and silver, and with precious stones and pleasant things. ³⁹And he will practise in the strongholds of fortresses with a strange †god: whoso acknowledgeth him will he increase with glory; and he shall cause them to rule over the many, and shall divide the land to them for a reward. ⁴⁰And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and overflow and pass through. ⁴¹And he shall enter into the land of beauty, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall escape out of his hand: Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. ⁴²And he shall stretch forth his hand upon the countries; and the land of Egypt shall not escape. ⁴³And he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps. ⁴⁴But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him; and he shall go forth with great fury to exterminate, and utterly to destroy many. ⁴⁵And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the mountain of holy beauty; and he shall come to his end, and there shall be none to help him.

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