Daniel 11:36-45

New American Standard Bible 1995

³⁶ “Then the king will ^(A)do as he pleases, and he will exalt and ^(B)magnify himself above every god and will ^(C)speak ^[a]monstrous things against the ^(D)God of gods; and he will prosper until the ^(E)indignation is finished, for that which is ^(F)decreed will be done. ³⁷ He will show no regard for the ^[b]gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he show regard for any other god; for he will magnify himself above them all. ³⁸ But ^[c]instead he will honor a god of fortresses, a god whom his fathers did not know; he will honor him with gold, silver, costly stones and treasures. ³⁹ He will take action against the strongest of fortresses with the help of a foreign god; he will give great honor to ^[d]those who acknowledge him and will cause them to rule over the many, and will parcel out land for a price.

⁴⁰ “At the ^(G)end time the ^(H)king of the South will collide with him, and the ^(I)king of the North will ^(J)storm against him with chariots, with horsemen and with many ships; and he will enter countries, ^(K)overflow them and pass through. ⁴¹ He will also enter the ^[e](L)Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall; but these will be rescued out of his hand: Edom, ^(M)Moab and the foremost of the sons of ^(N)Ammon. ⁴² Then he will stretch out his hand against other countries, and the land of Egypt will not escape. ⁴³ But he will ^[f]gain control over the hidden treasures of gold and silver and over all the precious things of Egypt; and ^(O)Libyans and ^(P)Ethiopians will follow at his ^[g]heels. ⁴⁴ But rumors from the East and from the North will disturb him, and he will go forth with great wrath to destroy and ^[h]annihilate many. ⁴⁵ He will pitch the tents of his royal pavilion between the seas and the beautiful ^(Q)Holy Mountain; yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.