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 11:1 ¶ And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.

 11:1 ¶ Also Iº in the firstº yearº of Dariusº the Mede,º [even] I, stoodºº to confirmºº and to strengthenº him.

 11:2 And now will I show thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and when he is waxed strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece.

 11:2 And nowº will I shewºº thee the truth.º Behold,º there shall stand upºº yetº threeº kingsº in Persia;º and the fourthº shall be farº richerºººº than [they] all:ººº and by his strengthº through his richesº he shall stir upºº allº againstº the realmº of Grecia.º

 11:3 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.

 11:3 And a mightyº kingº shall stand up,ºº that shall ruleºº with greatº dominion,º and doºº according to his will.º

 11:4 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion wherewith he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others besides these.

 11:4 And when he shall stand up,ºº his kingdomº shall be broken,ºº and shall be dividedºº toward the fourº windsº of heaven;º and notº to his posterity,º norº according to his dominionº whichº he ruled:ºº forº his kingdomº shall be plucked up,ºº even for othersº besideºº those.º

 11:5 ¶ And the king of the south shall be strong, and [one] of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.

 11:5 ¶ And the kingº of the southº shall be strong,ºº and [one] ofº his princes;º and he shall be strongºº aboveº him, and have dominion;ºº his dominionºº [shall be] a greatº dominion.º

 11:6 And at the end of years they shall join themselves together; and the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the strength of her arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm; but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in those times.

 11:6 And in the endº of yearsº they shall join themselves together;ºº for the king'sº daughterº of the southº shall comeºº toº the kingº of the northº to makeºº an agreement:º but she shall notº retainºº the powerº of the arm;º neitherº shall he stand,ºº nor his arm:º but sheº shall be given up,ºº and they that broughtºº her, and he that begatºº her, and he that strengthenedºº her in [these] times.º

 11:7 But out of a shoot from her roots shall one stand up in his place, who shall come unto the army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail.

 11:7 But out of a branchºº of her rootsº shall [one] stand upºº in his estate,º which shall comeºº withº an army,º and shall enterºº into the fortressº of the kingº of the north,º and shall dealºº against them, and shall prevail:ºº

 11:8 And also their gods, with their molten images, [and] with their goodly vessels of silver and of gold, shall he carry captive into Egypt; and he shall refrain some years from the king of the north.

 11:8 And shall alsoº carryºº captivesº into Egyptº their gods,º withº their princes,º [and] withº their preciousº vesselsº of silverº and of gold;º and heº shall continueºº [more] yearsº than the kingºº of the north.º

 11:9 And he shall come into the realm of the king of the south, but he shall return into his own land.

 11:9 So the kingº of the southº shall comeºº into [his] kingdom,º and shall returnºº intoº his own land.º

 11:10 And his sons shall war, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall come on, and overflow, and pass through; and they shall return and war, even to his fortress.

 11:10 But his sonsº shall be stirred up,ºº and shall assembleºº a multitudeº of greatº forces:º and [one] shall certainlyºº come,ºº and overflow,ºº and pass through:ºº then shall he return,ºº and be stirred up,ºº [even] toº his fortress.º

 11:11 And the king of the south shall be moved with anger, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north; and he shall set forth a great multitude, and the multitude shall be given into his hand.

 11:11 And the kingº of the southº shall be moved with choler,ºº and shall come forthºº and fightºº withº him, [even] withº the kingº of the north:º and he shall set forthºº a greatº multitude;º but the multitudeº shall be givenºº into his hand.º

 11:12 And the multitude shall be lifted up, and his heart shall be exalted; and he shall cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail.

 11:12 [And] when he hath taken awayºº the multitude,º his heartº shall be lifted up;ºººº and he shall cast downºº [many] ten thousands:º but he shall notº be strengthenedºº [by it].

 11:13 And the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former; and he shall come on at the end of the times, [even of] years, with a great army and with much substance.

 11:13 For the kingº of the northº shall return,ºº and shall set forthºº a multitudeº greaterº thanº the former,º and shall certainlyºº comeºº afterº certainº yearsº with a greatº armyº and with muchº riches.º

 11:14 And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the children of the violent among thy people shall lift themselves up to establish the vision; but they shall fall.

 11:14 And in thoseº timesº there shall manyº stand upºº againstº the kingº of the south:º also the robbersºº of thy peopleº shall exaltºº themselvesº to establishºº the vision;º but they shall fall.ºº

 11:15 So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city: and the forces of the south shall not stand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to stand.

 11:15 So the kingº of the northº shall come,ºº and cast upºº a mount,º and takeºº the most fencedº cities:º and the armsº of the southº shall notº withstand,ºº neither his chosenº people,º neitherº [shall there be any] strengthº to withstand.ºº

 11:16 But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him; and he shall stand in the glorious land, and in his hand shall be destruction.

 11:16 But he that comethºº againstº him shall doºº according to his own will,º and noneº shall standºº beforeº him: and he shall standºº in the gloriousº land,º which by his handº shall be consumed.ºº

 11:17 And he shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and with him equitable conditions; and he shall perform them: and he shall give him the daughter of women, to corrupt her; but she shall not stand, neither be for him.

 11:17 He shall also setºº his faceº to enterºº with the strengthº of his wholeº kingdom,º and upright onesº withº him; thus shall he do:ºº and he shall giveºº him the daughterº of women,º corruptingºº her: but she shall notº standºº [on his side], neitherº beº for him.

 11:18 After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; yea, moreover, he shall cause his reproach to turn upon him.

 11:18 After this shall he turnººººº his faceº unto the isles,º and shall takeºº many:º but a princeº for his own behalf shall cause the reproachº offered by him to cease;ºº withoutº his own reproachº he shall cause [it] to turnºº upon him.

 11:19 Then he shall turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found.

 11:19 Then he shall turnºº his faceº toward the fortº of his own land:º but he shall stumbleºº and fall,ºº and notº be found.ºº

 11:20 Then shall stand up in his place one that shall cause an exactor to pass through the glory of the kingdom; but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.

 11:20 Then shall stand upºº inº his estateº a raiserºº of taxesºº [in] the gloryº of the kingdom:º but within fewº daysº he shall be destroyed,ºº neitherº in anger,º norº in battle.º

 11:21 And in his place shall stand up a contemptible person, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom: but he shall come in time of security, and shall obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

 11:21 And inº his estateº shall stand upºº a vile person,ºº toº whom they shall notº giveºº the honourº of the kingdom:º but he shall comeºº inº peaceably,º and obtainºº the kingdomº by flatteries.º

 11:22 And the overwhelming forces shall be overwhelmed from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.

 11:22 And with the armsº of a floodº shall they be overflownºº from beforeºº him, and shall be broken;ºº yea, alsoº the princeº of the covenant.º

 11:23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully; for he shall come up, and shall become strong, with a small people.

 11:23 And afterº the leagueºº [made] withº him he shall workºº deceitfully:º for he shall come up,ºº and shall become strongºº with a smallº people.º

 11:24 In time of security shall he come even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them prey, and spoil, and substance: yea, he shall devise his devices against the strongholds, even for a time.

 11:24 He shall enterºº peaceablyº even upon the fattest placesº of the province;º and he shall doºº [that] whichº his fathersº have notº done,ºº nor his fathers'º fathers;º he shall scatterºº among them the prey,º and spoil,º and riches:º [yea], and he shall forecastºº his devicesº againstº the strong holds,º even forº a time.º

 11:25 And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall war in battle with an exceeding great and mighty army; but he shall not stand; for they shall devise devices against him.

 11:25 And he shall stir upºº his powerº and his courageº againstº the kingº of the southº with a greatº army;º and the kingº of the southº shall be stirred upºº to battleº with a veryºº greatº and mightyº army;º but he shall notº stand:ºº forº they shall forecastºº devicesº againstº him.

 11:26 Yea, they that eat of his dainties shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow; and many shall fall down slain.

 11:26 Yea, they that feedºº of the portion of his meatº shall destroyºº him, and his armyº shall overflow:ºº and manyº shall fallºº downº slain.º

 11:27 And as for both these kings, their hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table: but it shall not prosper; for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.

 11:27 And bothº these kings'º heartsº [shall be] to do mischief,ººº and they shall speakºº liesº atº oneº table;º but it shall notº prosper:ºº forº yetº the endº [shall be] at the time appointed.º

 11:28 Then shall he return into his land with great substance; and his heart [shall be] against the holy covenant; and he shall do [his pleasure], and return to his own land.

 11:28 Then shall he returnºº into his landº with greatº riches;º and his heartº [shall be] againstº the holyº covenant;º and he shall doºº [exploits], and returnºº to his own land.º

 11:29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come into the south; but it shall not be in the latter time as it was in the former.

 11:29 At the time appointedº he shall return,ºº and comeºº toward the south;º but it shall notº beº as the former,º or as the latter.º

 11:30 ¶ For ships of Kittim shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and shall return, and have indignation against the holy covenant, and shall do [his pleasure]: he shall even return, and have regard unto them that forsake the holy covenant.

 11:30 ¶ For the shipsº of Chittimº shall comeºº against him: therefore he shall be grieved,ºº and return,ºº and have indignationºº againstº the holyº covenant:º so shall he do;ºº he shall even return,ºº and have intelligenceºº withº them that forsakeºº the holyº covenant.º

 11:31 And forces shall stand on his part, and they shall profane the sanctuary, even the fortress, and shall take away the continual [burnt-offering], and they shall set up the abomination that maketh desolate.

 11:31 And armsº shall standºº on his part,º and they shall polluteºº the sanctuaryº of strength,º and shall take awayºº the dailyº [sacrifice], and they shall placeºº the abominationº that maketh desolate.ºº

 11:32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he pervert by flatteries; but the people that know their God shall be strong, and do [exploits].

 11:32 And such as do wickedlyºº againstº the covenantº shall he corruptºº by flatteries:º but the peopleº that do knowºº their Godº shall be strong,ºº and doºº [exploits].

 11:33 And they that are wise among the people shall instruct many; yet they shall fall by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by spoil, [many] days.

 11:33 And they that understandºº among the peopleº shall instructºº many:º yet they shall fallºº by the sword,º and by flame,º by captivity,º and by spoil,º [many] days.º

 11:34 Now when they shall fall, they shall be helped with a little help; but many shall join themselves unto them with flatteries.

 11:34 Now when they shall fall,ºº they shall be holpenºº with a littleº help:º but manyº shall cleaveºº toº them with flatteries.º

 11:35 And some of them that are wise shall fall, to refine them, and to purify, and to make them white, even to the time of the end; because it is yet for the time appointed.

 11:35 And [some] ofº them of understandingºº shall fall,ºº to tryºº them, and to purge,ºº and to make [them] white,ºº [even] toº the timeº of the end:º becauseº [it is] yetº for a time appointed.º

 11:36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods; and he shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished; for that which is determined shall be done.

 11:36 And the kingº shall doºº according to his will;º and he shall exaltºº himself,º and magnifyºº himselfº aboveº everyº god,º and shall speakºº marvellous thingsºº againstº the Godº of gods,º and shall prosperºº tillº the indignationº be accomplished:ºº forº that that is determinedºº shall be done.ºº

 11:37 Neither shall he regard the gods of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall magnify himself above all.

 11:37 Neither shall he regardºººº the Godº of his fathers,º nor the desireº of women,º nor regardºº anyººº god:º forº he shall magnifyºº himselfº aboveº all.º

 11:38 But in his place shall he honor the god of fortresses; and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honor with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.

 11:38 But inº his estateº shall he honourºº the Godº of forces:º and a godº whomº his fathersº knewºº notº shall he honourºº with gold,º and silver,º and with preciousº stones,º and pleasant things.ºº

 11:39 And he shall deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god: whosoever acknowledgeth [him] he will increase with glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for a price.

 11:39 Thus shall he doºº in the most strongº holdsºº withº a strangeº god,º whomº he shall acknowledgeºººº [and] increaseºº with glory:º and he shall cause them to ruleºº over many,º and shall divideºº the landº for gain.º

 11:40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south contend with him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass through.

 11:40 And at the timeº of the endº shall the kingº of the southº pushºº atº him: and the kingº of the northº shall come against him like a whirlwind,ººº with chariots,º and with horsemen,º and with manyº ships;º and he shall enterºº into the countries,º and shall overflowºº and pass over.ºº

 11:41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many [countries] shall be overthrown; but these shall be delivered out of his hand: Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.

 11:41 He shall enterºº also into the gloriousº land,º and manyº [countries] shall be overthrown:ºº but theseº shall escapeºº out of his hand,ºº [even] Edom,º and Moab,º and the chiefº of the childrenº of Ammon.º

 11:42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries; and the land of Egypt shall not escape.

 11:42 He shall stretch forthºº his handº also upon the countries:º and the landº of Egyptº shall notº escape.ºº

 11:43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.

 11:43 But he shall have powerºº over the treasuresº of goldº and of silver,º and over allº the preciousº thingsº of Egypt:º and the Libyansº and the Ethiopiansº [shall be] at his steps.º

 11:44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him; and he shall go forth with great fury to destroy and utterly to sweep away many.

 11:44 But tidingsº out of the eastºº and out of the northºº shall troubleºº him: therefore he shall go forthºº with greatº furyº to destroy,ºº and utterly to make awayºº many.º

 11:45 And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.

 11:45 And he shall plantºº the tabernaclesº of his palaceº betweenº the seasº in the gloriousº holyº mountain;º yet he shall comeºº toº his end,º and noneº shall helpºº him.