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"For ships of ^(F1)(C1)Kittim will come against him; therefore he will withdraw in fear and will return and curse the holy covenant and take action; so he will come back and pay attention to those who abandon the holy covenant.

"Forces from him will arise, ^(C1)desecrate the sanctuary fortress, and do away with the regular sacrifice. And they will set up the ^(C2)abomination ^(F1)of desolation.

"And by ^(C1)smooth words he will ^(F1)turn to godlessness those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will be ^(C2)strong and take action.

"And ^(F1)(C1)those who have insight among the people will give understanding to the many; yet they will ^(C2)fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder for many days.

"Now when they fall they will be granted a little help, and many will ^(C1)join with them in ^(C2)hypocrisy.

"And some of ^(F1)those who have insight will fall, to ^(C1)refine, ^(C2)purge, and ^(F2)(C3)cleanse them until the ^(C4)end time; because it is still to come at the appointed time.

"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.