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"Then the king will ^(C1)do as he pleases, and he will exalt himself and ^(C2)boast against every god and will ^(C3)speak ^(F1)dreadful things against the ^(C4)God of gods; and he will be successful until the ^(C5)indignation is finished, because that which is ^(C6)determined will be done.

"And he will show no regard for the ^(F1)gods of his fathers or for the ^(F2)desire of women, nor will he show regard for any other god; for he will boast against them all.

"But ^(F1)instead he will honor a god of fortresses, a god whom his fathers did not know; he will honor him with gold, silver, precious stones, and treasures.

"And he will take action against the strongest of fortresses with the help of a foreign god; he will give great honor to ^(F1)those who acknowledge him and will make them rulers over the many, and will parcel out land for a price.

"And at the ^(C1)end time the ^(C2)king of the South will wage war with him, and the ^(C3)king of the North will ^(C4)storm against him with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he will enter countries, ^(C5)overflow them, and pass through.

"He will also enter the ^(F1)(C1)Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall; but these will be rescued out of his hand: Edom, ^(C2)Moab, and the foremost of the sons of ^(C3)Ammon.

"Then he will reach out with his hand against other countries, and the land of Egypt will not escape.

"But he will ^(F1)gain control over the hidden treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; and ^(C1)Libyans and ^(C2)Ethiopians will follow at his ^(F2)heels.

"But rumors from the East and from the North will terrify him, and he will go out with great wrath to eliminate and ^(F1)annihilate many.

"And he will pitch the tents of his royal pavilion between the seas and the beautiful ^(C1)Holy Mountain; yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.