H9002–/וְ–v

And the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take the well-fenced city; and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, for there shall be no strength to withstand.

וְיָבֹא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִשְׁפֹּךְ֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וּזְרֹע֤וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְעַם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”

And he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him; and he shall stand in the land of beauty, and destruction shall be in his hand.

וְיַ֨עַשׂ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”וְיַעֲמֹ֥ד (וְ) ve. “so”וְכָלָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And he shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; and he shall practise; and he shall give him the daughter of women, to corrupt her; but she shall not stand, neither shall she be for him.

וְיָשֵׂ֣ם׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וִישָׁרִ֥ים (וִ) vi. “and”וּבַ֤ת (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he shall turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many; but a captain for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease: he shall turn it upon him, without reproach for himself.

וְיָשֵׂ֧ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And he shall turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; and he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.

וְיָשֵׁ֣ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And in his place shall one stand up who shall cause the exactor to pass through the glory of the kingdom; but in a few days he shall be broken, neither in anger nor in battle.

וּבְיָמִ֤ים (וּ) u “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And in his place shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom; but he shall come in peaceably and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the overflowing forces shall be overflowed from before him, and shall be broken: yea, also the prince of the covenant.

וּזְרֹע֥וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְיִשָּׁבֵ֑רוּ (וְ) ve. “so”וְגַ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”

In time of peace shall he enter even into 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, and he shall plan his devices against the fortified places, even for a time.

וּבְמִשְׁמַנֵּ֣י (וּ) u “and”וַאֲב֣וֹת (וַ) va. “and”וְשָׁלָ֛ל (וְ) ve. “and”וּרְכ֖וּשׁ (וּ) u. “and”וְעַ֧ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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 engage in battle with an exceeding great and mighty army; but he shall not stand, for they shall plan devices against him.

וְיָעֵר֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְבָב֜וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וּמֶ֣לֶךְ (וּ) u. “and”וְעָצ֖וּם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

And they that eat of his delicate food shall break him, and his army shall be dissolved; and many shall fall down slain.

וְאֹכְלֵ֧י (וְ) ve. “and”וְחֵיל֣וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

And both these kings' hearts [supplied: shall meditate] mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper; for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.

וּשְׁנֵיהֶ֤ם (וּ) u. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

And he shall return into his land with great substance; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall practise, and return to his own land.

וְיָשֹׁ֤ב (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְבָב֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

At the set time he shall return, and come towards the south; but not as the former time shall be the latter;

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

for ships of Chittim shall come against him; and he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant; and will practise; and he shall return and direct his attention to those that forsake the holy covenant.

וְיָבֵ֔ן (וְ) ve. “and”

And forces shall stand on his part, and they shall profane the sanctuary, the fortress, and shall take away the continual [supplied: sacrifice], and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.

וּזְרֹעִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he pervert by flatteries; but the people that know their God shall be strong, and shall act.

וּמַרְשִׁיעֵ֣י (וּ) u. “and”וְעַ֛ם (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וּמַשְׂכִּ֣ילֵי (וּ) u. “and”וּבְלֶהָבָ֛ה (וּ) u “and”וּבְבִזָּ֖ה (וּ) u “and”

And when they fall, they shall be helped with a little help; but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.

וּבְהִכָּ֣שְׁלָ֔ם (וּ) u “and”

And [supplied: some] of the wise shall fall, to try them, and to purge and to make them white, to the time of the end: for it shall yet be for the time appointed.

וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”וּלְבָרֵ֥ר (וּ) u. “and”וְלַלְבֵּ֖ן (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְיִתְרוֹמֵ֤ם (וְ) ve. “so”וְיִתְגַּדֵּל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he will not regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women; nor regard any +god: for he will magnify himself above all.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַֽל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And in his place will he honour the +god of fortresses; and a +god whom his fathers knew not will he honour with gold and silver, and with precious stones and pleasant things.

וְלֶאֱלֹ֙הַּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֶאֱל֜וֹהַּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְכֶ֛סֶף (וּ) u “and”וּבְאֶ֥בֶן (וּ) u “and”וּבַחֲמֻדֽוֹת׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And he will practise in the strongholds of fortresses with a strange +god: whoso acknowledgeth him will he increase with glory; and he shall cause them to rule over the many, and shall divide the land [supplied: to them] for a reward.

וַאֲדָמָ֖ה (וַ) va. “and”