"Aftersome yearsthey will forman alliance,and the daughterof the kingof the Southwill cometo the kingof the Northto carryout a peacefularrangement.But she will not retainher positionof power,norwill he remainwith his power,but she will be givenup, along with those who broughther in and the one who siredher as well as he who supportedher in [those] times.
"From the wickedtheir lightis withheld,And the upliftedarmis broken.
His waysprosperat alltimes;Your judgmentsare on high,out of his sight;As for allhis adversaries,he snortsat them.
"Sonof man,I have brokenthe armof Pharaohkingof Egypt;and, behold,it has not been boundup for healingor wrappedwith a bandage,that it may be strongto holdthe sword.
"For the kingof the Northwill againraisea greatermultitudethanthe former,and afteran intervalof someyearshe will presson with a greatarmyand muchequipment.
"Then the kingof the Northwill come,castup a siegerampand capturea well-fortifiedcity;and the forcesof the Southwill not stand[their ground], not even their choicesttroops,for therewill be nostrengthto makea stand.
"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 one of the descendantsof her linewill arisein his place,and he will comeagainst[their] armyand enterthe fortressof the kingof the North,and he will dealwith them and display[great] strength.
"For behold,I am going to raiseup a shepherdin the landwho will not carefor the perishing,seekthe scattered,healthe broken,or sustainthe one standing,but will devourthe fleshof the fat[sheep] and tearofftheir hoofs.
