13 And the king of the north will again raise a multitude, greater than the former, and ⌊at the end of some years⌋t he will surely come with a great army and with great supplies.u

14 “And in these times many will rise up against the king of the south, and ⌊the violent ones of your people⌋v will lift themselves ⌊to fulfill⌋w the vision, but they will fall. 15 And the king of the north will come, and he will throw up siege rampsx and capture a city of fortifications and the military forces of the south and ⌊his choice troops⌋y will not stand, forz there is no strength left to resist. 16 And the one coming to him will act ⌊according to⌋a his pleasure, and there is no one who ⌊will stand⌋b ⌊before him⌋,c and he will stand in ⌊the beautiful land⌋d and complete destruction will be in his power. 17 And he will set his face to come with the authority of his whole kingdom and will form an agreement;e and he will ⌊act⌋,f and the daughter of women he will give to him to destroy it,g but the ploy will not succeed ⌊and she will not support him⌋.h 18 And he will turn his face to the coastlands, and he will capture many, buti a commander will end his insults to him ⌊so that instead his insults will turn back upon him⌋.j 19 And he will turn back his face towardk the strongholds of his land, but he will stumble and he will fall and will not be found.