Daniel 8:23-25

New Catholic Bible

²³ “At the end of their reign,
    when their sins have reached their zenith,
a king will arise,
    bold in countenance and skilled in intrigue.
²⁴ His strength will continually increase,
    but not by any power of his own.
He will wreak untold havoc
    and succeed in whatever he does.
He will destroy mighty nations
    as well as the holy ones, God’s people.
²⁵ “By cunning and deceit,
    he will succeed in his treacherous plans.
He will devise great schemes
    and wreak havoc on unsuspecting people.
He will finally challenge the power
    of the Prince of princes,
but he will be broken
    without any human intervention.