He will also take their gods into captivity to Egypt, along with their cast images and prized utensils of silver and gold. Then he will withdraw for some years from<n id="1" /> the king of the north.

<p class="poetry">The labor pains of a woman will overtake him,p> <p class="poetry">but the baby will lack wisdom;p> <p class="poetry">when the time arrives,p> <p class="poetry">he will not come out of the womb!p>

<p class="poetry">Archers<n id="1" /> will not hold their ground;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">fast runners will not save their lives,p> <p class="poetry">nor will those who ride horses.<n id="3" />p>

And he will stand before Eleazar the priest, who<n id="1" /> will seek counsel<n id="2" /> for him before the <sc>Lordsc> by the decision of the Urim.<n id="3" /> At his command<n id="4" /> they will go out, and at his command they will come in, he and all the Israelites with him, the whole community.&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;A lion coming up from the thick undergrowth along the Jordan<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">scatters the sheep in the pastureland around it.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">So too I will chase the Edomites off their land.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Then I will appoint over it whomever I choose.<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">For there is no one like me, and there is no one who can call me to account.<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">There is no<n id="6" /> ruler<n id="7" /> who can stand up against me.p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;A lion coming up from the thick undergrowth along the Jordanp> <p class="poetry">scatters the sheep in the pastureland around it.p> <p class="poetry">So too I will chase the Babylonians off of their land.p> <p class="poetry">Then I will appoint over it whomever I choose.p> <p class="poetry">For there is no one like me.p> <p class="poetry">There is no one who can call me to account.p> <p class="poetry">There is no ruler that can stand up against me.p>

How, sir, am I able to speak with you?<n id="1" /> My strength is gone,<n id="2" /> and I am breathless.&#8221;

After some years have passed, they<n id="1" /> will form an alliance. Then the daughter<n id="2" /> of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make an agreement, but she will not retain her power,<n id="3" /> nor will he continue<n id="4" /> in his strength.<n id="5" /> She, together with the one who brought her, her child,<n id="6" /> and her benefactor will all be delivered over at that time.<n id="7" />p>

He will rouse his strength and enthusiasm<n id="1" /> against the king of the south<n id="2" /> with a large army. The king of the south will wage war with a large and very powerful army, but he will not be able to prevail because of the plans devised against him.

<p class="poetry">&#8220;At that time Michael,p> <p class="poetry">the great prince who watches over your people,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">will arise.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">There will be a time of distressp> <p class="poetry">unlike any other from the nation&#8217;s beginning<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">up to that time.p> <p class="poetry">But at that time your own people,p> <p class="poetry">all those whose names are<n id="4" /> found written in the book,p> <p class="poetry">will escape.p>