"The kingof the Southwill be enragedand goforthand fightwith the kingof the North.Then the latter will raisea greatmultitude,but [that] multitudewill be giveninto the handof the [former].
Now behold,a prophetapproachedAhabkingof Israeland said,"Thussaysthe LORD,'Have you seenallthisgreatmultitude?Behold,I will deliverthem into your handtoday,and you shall knowthat I am the LORD.'"
Then a manof Godcamenearand spoketo the kingof Israeland said,"Thussaysthe LORD,'Becausethe Arameanshave said,"The LORDis a godof [the] mountains,but He is not a godof [the] valleys,"therefore I will giveallthisgreatmultitudeinto your hand,and you shall knowthat I am the LORD.'"
For the wrathof manshall praiseYou; With a remnantof wrathYou will girdYourself.
"NowI have givenalltheselandsinto the handof Nebuchadnezzarkingof Babylon,My servant,and I have givenhim alsothe wildanimalsof the fieldto servehim.
"When the multitudeis carriedaway, his heartwill be liftedup, and he will cause tensof thousandsto fall;yet he will not prevail.
"At the endtimethe kingof the Southwill collidewith him, and the kingof the Northwill stormagainsthim with chariots,with horsemenand with manyships;and he will entercountries,overflow[them] and passthrough.
"But rumorsfrom the Eastand from the Northwill disturbhim, and he will goforthwith greatwrathto destroyand annihilatemany.
"Then the kingof the Southwill growstrong,along with [one] of his princeswho will gainascendancyoverhim and obtaindominion;his domain[will be] a greatdominion[indeed].
and whereverthe sonsof mendwell,[or] the beastsof the field,or the birdsof the sky,He has given[them] into your handand has caused you to ruleover them all.You are the headof gold.
I sawhim comebesidethe ram,and he was enragedat him; and he struckthe ramand shatteredhis twohorns,and the ramhadnostrengthto withstandhim. So he hurledhim to the groundand trampledon him, and there was noneto rescuethe ramfrom his power.
