"But ships[shall come] from the coastof Kittim,And they shall afflictAsshurand will afflictEber;So they also[will come] to destruction."
The sonsof Javan[were] Elishahand Tarshish,Kittimand Dodanim.
Then a fugitivecameand toldAbramthe Hebrew.Now he was livingby the oaksof Mamrethe Amorite,brotherof Eshcoland brotherof Aner,and thesewere allieswith Abram.
So it will be that whenthe Lordhas completedallHis workon MountZionand on Jerusalem,[He will say], "I will punishthe fruitof the arrogantheartof the kingof Assyriaand the pompof his haughtiness."
Woeto Assyria,the rodof My angerAnd the staffin whose handsis My indignation,
The oracleconcerning Tyre.Wail,O shipsof Tarshish,For [Tyre] is destroyed,withouthouse[or] harbor;It is reportedto them from the landof Cyprus.
"Of oaksfrom Bashanthey have madeyour oars;With ivorythey have inlaidyour deckof boxwoodfrom the coastlandsof Cyprus.
Then he said,"Do you understandwhyI cameto you? But I shall nowreturnto fightagainstthe princeof Persia;so I am goingforth,and behold,the princeof Greeceis about to come.
"For shipsof Kittimwill comeagainst him; therefore he will be disheartenedand will returnand becomeenragedat the holycovenantand takeaction;so he will comebackand showregardfor those who forsakethe holycovenant.
"He will pitchthe tentsof his royalpavilionbetweenthe seasand the beautifulHolyMountain;yet he will cometo his end,and noonewill helphim.
"Thenthe iron,the clay,the bronze,the silverand the goldwere crushedallat the sametimeand becamelike chafffrom the summerthreshingfloors;and the windcarriedthem away so that not a traceof them was found.But the stonethat struckthe statuebecamea greatmountainand filledthe wholeearth.
"Inasmuchas you sawthat a stonewas cutout of the mountainwithouthandsand that it crushedthe iron,the bronze,the clay,the silverand the gold,the greatGodhas madeknownto the kingwhatwill takeplacein the future;so the dreamis true and its interpretationis trustworthy."
"The shaggygoat[represents] the kingdomof Greece,and the largehornthat is betweenhis eyesis the firstking.
And he lookedat Amalekand tookup his discourseand said,"Amalekwas the firstof the nations,But his end[shall be] destruction."
Then he tookup his discourseand said,"Alas,whocan liveexcept Godhas ordainedit?
"Thereforewhenyou seethe ABOMINATIONOF DESOLATIONwhich was spokenof throughDanielthe prophet,standingin the holyplace(let the readerunderstand),
"ShowMe a denarius.Whoselikenessand inscriptiondoes it have?"They said,"Caesar's."
"Ifwe letHim [go on] like this,all menwill believein Him, and the Romanswill comeand take awaybothour placeand our nation."
