Daniel 11:19–27

¹⁹Then he will turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; but he will stumble and fall, and won’t be found.↗

²⁰“Then one who will cause a tax collector to pass through the kingdom to maintain its glory will stand up in his place; but within a few days he shall be destroyed, not in anger, and not in battle.↗

²¹“In his place, a contemptible person will stand up, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom; but he will come in a time of security, and will obtain the kingdom by flatteries.↗

²²The overwhelming forces will be overwhelmed from before him, and will be broken. Yes, also the prince of the covenant.↗

²³After the treaty is made with him, he will work deceitfully; for he will come up, and will become strong with a small people.↗

²⁴In a time of security, he will come even on the fattest places of the province. He will do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers. He will scatter among them prey, plunder, and substance. Yes, he will devise his plans against the strongholds, even for a time.↗

²⁵“He will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south will wage war in battle with an exceedingly great and mighty army; but he won’t stand, for they will devise plans against him.↗

²⁶Yes, those who eat of his delicacies will destroy him, and his army will be swept away. Many will fall down slain.↗

²⁷As for both these kings, their hearts will be to do mischief, and they will speak lies at one table; but it won’t prosper, for the end will still be at the appointed time.↗