Daniel 11:36-45

Living Bible

³⁶ “The king will do exactly as he pleases, claiming to be greater than every god there is, even blaspheming the God of gods, and prospering—until his time is up. For God’s plans are unshakable. ³⁷ He will have no regard for the gods of his fathers, nor for the god beloved of women,^[a] nor any other god, for he will boast that he is greater than them all. ³⁸ Instead of these, he will worship the Fortress god^[b]—a god his fathers never knew—and lavish on him costly gifts! ³⁹ Claiming this god’s help, he will have great success against the strongest fortresses. He will honor those who submit to him, appointing them to positions of authority and dividing the land to them as their reward.

⁴⁰ “Then at the time of the end,^[c] the king of the south will attack him again, and the northern king will react with the strength and fury of a whirlwind; his vast army and navy will rush out to bury him with their might. ⁴¹ He will invade various lands on the way, including Israel, the Pleasant Land, and overthrow the governments of many nations. Moab, Edom, and most of Ammon will escape, ⁴² but Egypt and many other lands will be occupied. ⁴³ He will capture all the treasures of Egypt, and the Libyans and Ethiopians shall be his servants.

⁴⁴ “But then news from the east and north will alarm him, and he will return in great anger to destroy as he goes. ⁴⁵ He will halt between Jerusalem and the sea and there pitch his royal tents, but while he is there his time will suddenly run out, and there will be no one to help him.