⁴⁰ “And at the time of the end the king of the south will attack him, and the king of the north will storm against him with chariots^[a] and with horsemen and with many ships, and he will advance against the countries and he will sweep through like a flood.^{[b] 41} And he will come into the beautiful land^[c] and many will fall victim, but these will escape from his power: Edom and Moab and the best part^[d] of the Ammonites.^{[e] 42} And he will stretch out his hand against countries and the land of Egypt will not escape.^{[f] 43} And he will rule over the treasures of gold and the silver and over all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the Cushites will follow in his footsteps. ⁴⁴ But reports will terrify him from the east and from the north, and he will go out with great fury to destroy and to exterminate many. ⁴⁵ And then he will pitch the tents of his palace between the sea and the beautiful holy mountain,^[g] and he will come to his end, and there is no one^[h] helping him.”