³⁹ And he will deal with the fortified strongholds^[a] with the help of a foreign god;^[b] and he will increase wealth for whoever will acknowledge him, and he will cause them to rule^[c] over the many, and he will distribute land for a price.

⁴⁰ “And at the time of the end the king of the south will attack him, and the king of the north will storm against him with chariots^[d] and with horsemen and with many ships, and he will advance against the countries and he will sweep through like a flood.^{[e] 41} And he will come into the beautiful land^[f] and many will fall victim, but these will escape from his power: Edom and Moab and the best part^[g] of the Ammonites.^[h]