Daniel 11:15–20

¹⁵Then the king of the North will come and build up siege ramps^u and will capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will be powerless to resist; even their best troops will not have the strength to stand. ¹⁶The invader will do as he pleases;^v no one will be able to stand against him.^w He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land and will have the power to destroy it.^{x 17}He will determine to come with the might of his entire kingdom and will make an alliance with the king of the South. And he will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plans^c will not succeed^y or help him. ¹⁸Then he will turn his attention to the coastlands^z and will take many of them, but a commander will put an end to his insolence and will turn his insolence back on him.^{a 19}After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own country but will stumble and fall,^b to be seen no more.^c

²⁰“His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor.^d In a few years, however, he will be destroyed, yet not in anger or in battle.